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<strong>List</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>1233</strong> <strong>reported</strong> <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong><strong>from</strong> <strong>January</strong> <strong>2008</strong> <strong>to</strong> April 2013(in reversed chronological order)Data collected and list composed by Transgender Europe’sTransrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide research project teamName: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rosa Fernando Domínguez 36 not <strong>reported</strong> Rio Negro (Bolivia) stabbed Rosa was found in her bed with three stab wounds. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.diarioweb.com.br 30.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Soraia (Diedson Rodrigues) 21 not <strong>reported</strong> Arapiraca (Brazil) shot Soraia's dead body was found in an abonded building with three gunshot wounds in the head. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: primeiraedicao.com.br 24.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Joao Pessoa (Brazil) stabbed The victim died <strong>from</strong> stab wounds with a scissor in the neck, chest and legs. The suspect confessed the murder. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.miseria.com.br 15.04.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm1


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Fernando) Domingues Rosa 36 not <strong>reported</strong> Sao Jose de Rio Pre<strong>to</strong> (Brazil) stabbed The victim was <strong>murdered</strong> with three stabs at night in her bed. Nothing was s<strong>to</strong>len and the person was known as a very happy person who was friend with everyone. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ángel Francisco Ramírez González 39 not <strong>reported</strong> Jalisco (Mexico) shot Angel's dead body was found by her relatives inside her beauty salon. Her dead body showed several bruises and a gunshot wound. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: informador.com.mx 11.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 not <strong>reported</strong> Chihuahua (Mexico) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim's body was found with a smashed face. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: zocalo.com.mx 17.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 38 not <strong>reported</strong> Santa Anita (Peru) strangled The murderer was arrested. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: tn.com.ar 23.04.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm2


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cernia " Ce Ce" Dove (Ac<strong>of</strong>f) 20 not <strong>reported</strong> Olmsted Township (USA) stabbed Cemia was a person <strong>of</strong> colour. Cemia was stabbed repeatedly and dumped in<strong>to</strong> a pond. Her body was found naked <strong>from</strong> the waist down. TvT project: Cleveland.com, 29.04.2013 & Newsnet 5 10.05.13 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 20 not <strong>reported</strong> Maracay (Venezuela) shot The victim's body was showing several gunshot wounds. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: elsiglo.com.ve 17.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Débora Moreira Mori 44 22/04/13 Pocos de Caldas (Brazil) stabbed Deborah was killed inside her home. She was found tied and with multiple stab wounds in the neck. The murderers <strong>to</strong>ok her jewelry cell phone and money. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: pocosja.com.br 22.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 17/04/13 Gravatai (Brazil) shot The vistim was shot several times in the head. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.radioguaiba.com.br 17.04.2013 Name: N.N. Age: 25 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 16.04.2013 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Lara (Venezuela) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: shot Remarks: The victim was attacked and killed, when trying <strong>to</strong> enter her car. Source: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: noticias24.com 17.04.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm3


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 18 14/04/13 San<strong>to</strong> Andre (Brazil) shot The victim was shot in the head. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: g1.globo.com 14.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Wendy (Jorge Armando) Cervantes Guzmán 33 09/04/13 Santa Cruz (Mexico) stabbed Wendy's body was found with three wounds in the neck. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: noticiasnet.mx 10.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Barbara 38 06/04/13 Petrolina (Brazil) strangled Barbara was strangled by a client who approached her on a bike and left with her. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Abelha (Adilson Felippe) 60 04/04/13 Piracicaba (Brazil) shot Abelha owned a brothel and was <strong>murdered</strong> by two men. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: g1.globo.com 04.04.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm4


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ashley Sinclair (Mahogany Single<strong>to</strong>n) not <strong>reported</strong> 04/04/13 Orange County (USA) shot Ashley Sinclair was known as a performer. She was a person <strong>of</strong> colour. Her dead body was found in a wooded area in the Oak Ridge Area <strong>of</strong> Orange County. TvT project: CF News, 05.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kelly Young 26 03/04/13 Baltimore (USA) shot Kelly was a person <strong>of</strong> colour. Kelly was described as a fun person who was loved by everyone. The police has not yet decided, if they investigate the case as a possible hate crime. TvT project: ABC 2 News 04.04.2013 & CBS Baltimore 05.04.13 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Por<strong>to</strong> de Galinhas (Brazil) burned The body was found naked <strong>from</strong> the waist down and in an advanced state <strong>of</strong> decomposition. The feet, hands and head were burned. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: broncapesada24horas.blogspot.com.br 26.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Emilly Sallimeni 20 not <strong>reported</strong> Por<strong>to</strong> Alegre (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.files.wordpress.com 06.03.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm5


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jeferson) Nardo not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Alegrete (Brazil) shot The victim was killed by a military person. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.files.wordpress.com 23.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Stephanie 33 not <strong>reported</strong> Taboao da Serra (Brazil) asphyxia Stephanie’s body was found lying on the floor half naked and with signs <strong>of</strong> strangulation and multiple lesions in the ears, head, chest, face and arms. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.otaboanense.com.br 13.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Loba 18 not <strong>reported</strong> Igarassu (Brazil) stabbed TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dayana (Adán) Amilcar Iglesias not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot Dayana was shot four times in the head. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: latribuna.hn 08.03.2013 Name: Vanesa (Sergio) Zavala Age: not <strong>reported</strong> Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 29/03/13 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Santa Fé (Argentina) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: not <strong>reported</strong> Remarks: The body <strong>of</strong> Vanessa showed wounds in the face and anus. Police suspects a client <strong>to</strong> be the murderer. Source: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: sinmordaza.com 29.03.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm6


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 40 28/03/13 Minacu (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed during a fight with her partner. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: dm.com.br 28.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: L.A.C.M 28 22.03.2013 Larravide y Agaces (Uruguay) decapitation The partner <strong>of</strong> the victim tried <strong>to</strong> explain the murder as a suicide, but police arrested him for murder. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: subrayado.com.uy 25.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paloma 24 18/03/13 Goiana (Brazil) shot Paloma was shot in the head by a man on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.maisgoias.com.br 18.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 11/03/13 Cuiaba (Brazil) asphyxia The victim was found naked in the bed with signs <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: g1.globo.com 11.03.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm7


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 09/03/13 Istanbul (Turkey) beaten The <strong>trans</strong> person was heavily beaten four days ago in the district Meis in Istnabul. NGOs stated that in the Meis district complaints about extreme violence against <strong>trans</strong> people have been increased since Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012 and that in the last three weeks many <strong>trans</strong> people <strong>reported</strong> that they have been attacked and received death threats. TvT project: Gay Star News 10.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natas not <strong>reported</strong> 07.03.2013 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) s<strong>to</strong>ned TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: latribuna.hn 08.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rafaela not <strong>reported</strong> 06/03/13 Por<strong>to</strong> Alegre (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed seven times. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: noticias.terra.com.br 06.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/03/13 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot -­‐ TvT Project: La Tribuna, 04.03.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm8


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 not <strong>reported</strong> Cordoba (Argentina) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim died <strong>from</strong> a blow <strong>to</strong> the head with a cement block. She was sexually assaulted and police ruled out robbery as the motive. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: diariopanorama.com 12.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Francisco) Evandro de-­‐Souza 33 not <strong>reported</strong> Cabreuva (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.wordpress.com 20.03.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bimba 14 28/02/13 Natal (Brazil) shot Bimba and other teenagers were assaulted by strangers. Bimba died and another teenager was taken <strong>to</strong> hospital. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.connecttv.com.br 28.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 17 not <strong>reported</strong> Caxias do Sul (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 not <strong>reported</strong> Natal (Brazil) shot The victim was shot two times in the head. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm9


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mil<strong>to</strong>n Patiño Chacón 21 not <strong>reported</strong> Ciudad Armenia (Colombia) shot The bodies <strong>of</strong> the two victims were found inside their home with gunshot and stab wounds. Neighbors recognized them as <strong>trans</strong> people. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: caracol.com.co 04.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Miguel An<strong>to</strong>nio Villegas 37 not <strong>reported</strong> Ciudad Armenia (Colombia) shot The bodies <strong>of</strong> the two victims were found inside their home with gunshot and stab wounds. Neighbors recognized them as <strong>trans</strong> people. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: caracol.com.co 04.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 18 not <strong>reported</strong> Acapulco (Mexico) shot The victim was found with several gunshot wounds. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: agenciainformativaguerrero.com 24.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luis Ángel de la Luz Albino 16 not <strong>reported</strong> Santa Isabel Cholula (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: sexenio.com.mx 12.02.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm10


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Vic<strong>to</strong>r) Dorado not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was killed by two minors in the beauty salon, where she worked. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: televisaregional.com 27.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Layla 18 27/02/13 Sao Paulo (Brazil) shot Layla was a sex worker who was <strong>murdered</strong> in a client's apartment. The client is the suspect. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & UOL Brasil 27.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Walmir da Silva 39 25/02/13 Jaboatao dos Guarapes (Brazil) beaten The victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death. The police is suspecting a passion crime. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & NA TV 25.02.13 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Deysi (An<strong>to</strong>nio) López Díaz not <strong>reported</strong> 25/02/13 Playa del Carmen (Mexico) shot The victim was shot twice in the head for not paying the weekly rate <strong>of</strong> US $ 200 <strong>to</strong> a member <strong>of</strong> a drug gang. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: DiariodeQuintanaRoo.com.mx 25.02.2013 milenio.com 04.03.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm11


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jonathan) La Foitaine Duarte 33 24/02/13 Belo Horizonte (Brazil) shot The victim was found with several gunshot wounds. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: noticias.r7.com 24.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: GINA 40 23.02.2013 Zulia (Venezuela) downfall TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: laverdad.com 24.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mary Lu 29 20/02/13 Manaus (Brazil) shot She was <strong>murdered</strong> in a sex worker's area. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: acritica.uol.com.br 21.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Milan Boudreaux 36 14/02/13 New Orleans (USA) shot Milan was shot in her own apartment <strong>to</strong>gehther with her partner Akeem Boudreaux. TvT project: The Advocate, 14.03.13 & Lexiecannes.wordpress.com 17.03.2013 Name: Priya Age: 40 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 13/02/13 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Delhi (India) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: slit throat Remarks: Police said that they ruled out the possibility <strong>of</strong> robbery as the motive and are investigating the case <strong>from</strong> personal enmity and other angles. Source: TvT project: Hindustan Times 14.02.2013 & News Track India 13.02.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm12


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Joelma not <strong>reported</strong> 09/02/13 Al<strong>to</strong>s (Brazil) shot TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Saraiva Reporter 10.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Monica Lewinski (Odair Xavier de Lima) 38 08/02/13 Curitiba (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: blogentrenos.wordpress.com 08.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06.02.2013 Valencia (Venezuela) shot A man in a truck approached the <strong>trans</strong> sex worker and shot her. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: inoutpost.com 22.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Palmira (Fredy) García 37 02.02.2013 Tubores (Venezuela) stabbed The victim was found with signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture and her hair was partly cut. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: elnacional.com 05.02.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm13


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: José Guadalupe Estrada Sánchez 20 01/02/13 Zapopan (Mexico) shot TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: oem.com.mx 02.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcio Sergio de Lima not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Embu das Artes (Brazil) stabbed A <strong>trans</strong> man was stabbed by his girlfriend. A news report states that the attack followed after both had an argumnet over not having sex. The girlfriend <strong>to</strong>ld the police that she realized after stabbing him, that he "was a woman". TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & O Taboense, 30.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Joahana not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Cancun (Mexico) <strong>to</strong>rtured The victim’s body was found with face, hands and feet bound with duct tape. The body showed signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture and was marked with the letter "Z". Police suspects the crime <strong>to</strong> be related <strong>to</strong> drug trafficking. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: milenio.com 12.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 not <strong>reported</strong> Macu<strong>to</strong> (Venezuela) beaten TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: panorama.com.ve 01.02.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm14


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vitória Conrado 18 29/01/13 Boa Vista (Brazil) stabbed Police arrested Vi<strong>to</strong>ria's boyfriend Diego Vanderson Ginaque do Nascimen<strong>to</strong> as suspect. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Roraima hoje, 29.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karen (Cecilio Efraín) Cruz Florean 36 27/01/13 Zimatlán de Álvarez (Mexico) stabbed The victim’s dead body was found half naked. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Facebook 28.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Tita (Rober<strong>to</strong>) Araíca 27 27/01/13 Ciudad Sandino (Nicaragua) stabbed Tita was <strong>murdered</strong> in her home by a person named Wilmer, who she invited <strong>to</strong> her home after having drinks with him. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: nuevaya.com.ni 31.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Romildo) da Silva Siqueira 35 24/01/13 Recife (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Police believes that the murder is reated <strong>to</strong> sex wor. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Folha PE, 24.01.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm15


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alejandra (Alexis) 28 24/01/13 Cartagena (Colombia) beaten The local <strong>trans</strong> community complaint, that Alejandra died due <strong>to</strong> insufficient treatment in the hospital <strong>to</strong> which she was <strong>trans</strong>ferred after a fight in November 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: eluniversal.com.co 14.02.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Agata 19 23/01/13 Camapua (Brazil) stabbed TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Costaricaviola, 23.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natalya (Juan Carlos) Parra Valbuena 30 19.01.2013 Maracaibo (Venezuela) shot She was shot two times and died. Trans sex workers who worked in the area declared taht two brother are requesting money <strong>from</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> sex workers. When they do not recieve the money, they attack the <strong>trans</strong> people at night. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: laverdad.com 20.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 19.01.2013 Caracas (Venezuela) run over by car TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: diariolavoz.net 20.01.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm16


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jeckson José) González Urdaneta not <strong>reported</strong> 19/01/13 Maracaibo (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> Two <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> have been <strong>reported</strong> <strong>murdered</strong>. Only one could be identified. TvT project. Panorama 19.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cecilia Marahouse not <strong>reported</strong> 11/01/13 Fortaleza (Brazil) shot Cecilia was shot six times . TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: dialogospoliticos.wordpress.com 12.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tiffany (Wesly) Holder 19 11/01/13 George<strong>to</strong>wn (Guyana) slit throat The victim was a sex worker and was <strong>murdered</strong> by three men. The police arrested three suspects. A relative said that the victim knew her murderes and that they had sex with her, before murdering her. Activists <strong>from</strong> the NGO Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) noted that "violence against <strong>trans</strong>gender sex workers is way <strong>to</strong>o common in Guyana, underscoring that many incidents go un<strong>reported</strong> because the victims fear that no action will be taken against the perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs" and added “laws which criminalise cross-­dressing and same-­‐sex intimacy provide institutional validation for the prejudices which fuel violence against sexual and gender minorities.” TvT project: Guyana Chronicle Online, 13.01.2013 & Guyana Times 14.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nathalia Anne Gonzales (Legal name: Russel Fritz Saliganan) 32 11/01/13 Quezon City (Philippines) stabbed Philippine NGOs STRAP and GANDA Filipinas condemned the disrespectful media reporting and called for a speedy investigation <strong>of</strong> the murder <strong>of</strong> Ms Gonzales. TvT project: The Philippine Star, 12.01.2013 & STRAP & GANDA Filipinas If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm17


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda 32 10/01/13 Viamo (Brazil) shot Fernanda was attacked by two men in a car. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.omalho.blog.br 10.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ale (Gustavo) Yagualca 24 09/01/13 Buenos Aires (Argentina) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: El Tribuno, 10.01.13 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Daniel) Mendoza Macías 21 08/01/13 Monterrey (Mexico) decapitation The victim was kidnapped <strong>from</strong> the bar, where she was working by an armed gang. The next day she was found dead. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: pun<strong>to</strong>xpun<strong>to</strong>.mx 09.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 22 08/01/13 Sarasota (USA) shot Police investigate the murder as a possible hate crime. TvT project: My Sun Coast, 09.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nicole Galisteu (Bruno Borges Generoso) 20 06/01/13 Curitiba (Brazil) shot The victim went <strong>to</strong> a night club with four young man, kissing one <strong>of</strong> them. After they realized that the victim was a <strong>trans</strong> person, they killed her. Police has arrested three suspects <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong>phobic murder. TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & CGN 08.01.2013 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm18


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Günce Hatun 19 05/01/13 Istanbul (Turkey) shot Günce was shot by a man who was claimed <strong>to</strong> pursue a relationship with her. TvT project: Bianet News 07.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Evon Young (Yung LT) 22 01/01/13 Milwaukee (USA) beaten Young, a <strong>trans</strong> man and rapper, was taken by several men <strong>to</strong> a basement, choked him with a chain and taped a plastic bag over his head and beat him with <strong>to</strong>ols until he died. Police suspects a gang homicide. TvT project: Twin Cities 23.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Raissa (Edivaldo) Quevedo da Fonseca 32 31/12/12 Campo Grande (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Campo Grande News, 01.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Luis Carlos) Guerra Susaya 39 31/12/12 Milan (Italy) beaten The victim was <strong>of</strong> Peruvian descent. TvT project: Trome.pe, 03.01.2013 & Crimeblog.it, 02.01.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N. N. 25 26/12/12 Aracaju (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was probably raped before she was <strong>murdered</strong>. She was described as a black person. TvT project: Globo, 26.12.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm19


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila not <strong>reported</strong> 24/12/12 Novo Gama (Brazil) decapitated The two <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were decapitated in the house in which they lived <strong>to</strong>gether. After the murders the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r(s) set the house on fire. Family members <strong>reported</strong> that the two have received death threats before. The police is investigating the murder as a homophobic hate crime. TvT project: Hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.wordpress, 24.12.2012 & Myclipp info, 25.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dalva (Jose (Dalvanei Alves Pereira 37 24/12/12 Novo Gama (Brazil) decapitated The two <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were decapitated in the house in which they lived <strong>to</strong>gether. After the murders the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r(s) set the house on fire. Family members <strong>reported</strong> that the two have received death threats before.The police is investigating the murder as a homophobic hate crime. TvT project: Hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.wordpress, 24.12.2012 & Myclipp info, 25.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jonara (Romario) Gomes dos San<strong>to</strong>s not <strong>reported</strong> 21/12/12 Socorro (Brazil) stabbed The police arrested a suspect who confessed the murder stating "revenge" as a motive. TvT project: Hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.wordpress, 21.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: NN not <strong>reported</strong> 16/12/12 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot The victim was brought <strong>to</strong> the hospital with gunshot wounds in the head. She later died in the hospital. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. El Tiempo, periódico online 17-­‐12-­‐12 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm20


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gunce Hatun 19 15/12/12 Istanbul (Turkey) shot Turkish news reports say that police arrested a man who is a driver for a private bank. He claimed Hatun tried <strong>to</strong> force her way in<strong>to</strong> his car. TvT project: Gay Star News, 19.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Thongam Romeo 28 14/12/12 Imphal (India) hanged TvT project: Imphal Free Press, 14.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Bura) Srinivas 35 28/12/12 Visakhapatnam (India) <strong>to</strong>rtured The victim was in police cus<strong>to</strong>dy and was brought <strong>to</strong> a hospital, where she died. Civil liberties organizations alleged that the victim died after she was <strong>to</strong>rtured by the police and have demanded a judicial inquiry. Police authorities made wild allegations against the deceased in a bid <strong>to</strong> discredit him and hush up the case. They argued that the victim was 'a vagabond after he lost his parents when he was a teenager and had even become a eunuch.' Newspapers <strong>reported</strong>, that this takes the <strong>to</strong>tal count <strong>of</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>dial deaths in the police station <strong>to</strong> four in the last two years. TvT project: The Times <strong>of</strong> India, 29.12.2012 & 29.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Francisco René Zaldívar Robles 35 07/12/12 San Luis Po<strong>to</strong>si (Mexico) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim's body was found near a canal showing strokes, which were caused by s<strong>to</strong>nes. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: La Policiaca.com, periódico online, 08-­‐12-­‐12 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm21


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N. N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/12/12 not <strong>reported</strong> (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The organisation CARIBE mentioned this case <strong>to</strong>gether with four others in a report. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Universal.com, Periódico Online 06-­‐12-­‐12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N. N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/12/12 not <strong>reported</strong> (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The organisation CARIBE mentioned this case <strong>to</strong>gether with four others in a report. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Universal.com, Periódico Online 06-­‐12-­‐12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N. N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/12/12 not <strong>reported</strong> (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The organisation CARIBE mentioned this case <strong>to</strong>gether with four others in a report. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Universal.com, Periódico Online 06-­‐12-­‐12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N. N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/12/12 not <strong>reported</strong> (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The organisation CARIBE mentioned this case <strong>to</strong>gether with four others in a report. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Universal.com, Periódico Online 06-­‐12-­‐12 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm22


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Maura Ribeira 27 06/12/12 Callao (Peru) slit throat Maura was brutally <strong>murdered</strong>. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r first cut her wrists and then her throat. TvT project: Panamericana TV, 07.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Renata not <strong>reported</strong> 05/12/12 Toluca (Mexico) shot The victim was shot in the back. TvT project: El Universal, 13.12.2012 & Diario Portal, 13.12.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yeisi (Yeison) Ramirez Acosta 22 03/12/12 Mangague (Colombia) stabbed TvT project: El Espacio, 07.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alison Cohuo Pech not <strong>reported</strong> 01/12/12 Cancun (Mexico) stabbed The victim was stabbed 42 times. TvT project: Noticieros Televisas, 21.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2012 Barrio La Hoya, Tegucigalpa (Honduras) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim’s body was found with the hands tied on the back and the face covered with tape. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans proceso.hn If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm23


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2012 Cancun (Mexico) stabbed The victim was stabbed 39 times. TvT project: Diario de Quinrtana Roo, 11.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2012 Rome (Italy) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was found half-­‐naked. TvT project: Associazione radicale Certi Diritti -­‐ Nuovo Pasesera 18.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Roberta (Goncalver) Siqueira Herbert 31 24.11.2012 Rome (Italy) stabbed Police arrested 22year-­‐old Mirko di Mario, who confessed the murder, stating that it was self-­‐defense and that Roberta tried <strong>to</strong> steal his wallet. Roberta was <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent. TvT project: Il Mattino, 30.12.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 24/11/12 Mexico Ciudad (Mexico) run over by car The victim was run over by car in Avenida Ignacio Zaragoza and died there. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Noticias Terra.com.mx 24-­‐11-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/11/12 Vidisha (India) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India, 22.11.12 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm24


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda (Daniel) Queiroz 23 21/11/12 Cuiaba (Brazil) beaten After being beaten <strong>to</strong> death the victim was burned. The police suspects involvement in drug traffic. TvT project: Midia News, 21.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rener) Lopes Ribeiro 34 21/11/12 Por<strong>to</strong> Velho (Brazil) shot The police suspects that the victim was shot by a client. TvT project: Rondoniagora/Jornal Policial, 22.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Lucas Vi<strong>to</strong>r) Oliveira Alves da Silva 15 20/11/12 Fortaleza (Brazil) shot The victim was executed. TvT project: Hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.wordpress, 20.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kiara Villanueva 33 17/11/12 Boca Chica (Dominican Republic) stabbed Kiara was one <strong>of</strong> the founders <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> organization "TRANSSA2 (Trans Sempre Amigas). TvT project: Que pasa gay, 29.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sabrina 30 16/11/12 Malaga (Spain) stabbed Sabrina was <strong>of</strong> Moroccan descent. Police arrested the victim's boyfriend on suspicion <strong>of</strong> the crime. TvT project: ABC de Sevilla, 16.11.2012; Diario Progresista 17.11.2012 & gener<strong>of</strong>luido.wordpress.com If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm25


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 10/11/12 Brasilia (Brazil) shot TvT project: Correiro Braziliense 10.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Lúcio) Lopes Farias 32 08/11/12 Araraquara (Brazil) shot The victim was shot in the head. TvT project: Comando VP, 08.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mônica (Edmilson Pedro) dos San<strong>to</strong>s 42 08/11/12 Curitiba (Brazil) <strong>to</strong>rtured The victim's body was found with signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture and legs and arms tied. TvT project: Hom<strong>of</strong>obiamata.wordpress, 12.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cassandra Flores Zapata 39 03/11/12 Rouen (France) asphyxiation The victim was <strong>of</strong> Peruvian descent and her body was found partially burned. TvT project: Le nouvelle observatuer 05.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Melissa (Fábio) Duarte do Nascimen<strong>to</strong> 29 02/11/12 Várzea Grande, MG (Brazil) beaten Melissa was a sex worker. She was beaten <strong>to</strong> death in a sex workers' area after an argument with three <strong>persons</strong>. TvT project: News Cuiabá, online portal, 02.11.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm26


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luisana (Luis) Gaspar Rojas 35 01/11/12 Asuncion (Paraguay) stabbed Luisana was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death by a prison inmate. TvT project: Acroglasi, 02.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kelly (Valdir) Mota da Conceicao 47 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2012 R. Jaboirana, Manaus, AM (Brazil) stabbed The victim had been missing since 12 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012. The dead body was found on 14 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012, showing stab wounds. The police believe the murder was related <strong>to</strong> robbery. TvT project: A Critica, 14.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 35 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2012 Calle Nemesio García Naranjo, Emiliano Zapata, Ecatepec, Mexico (Mexico) shot The victim was killed with a gunshot in the neck. Another person had been killed before in the same municipality. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.expreso.com.mx 10.10.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Angy (Ángel) Hernández Rosales 23 31/10/12 Calle Morelos, Cuautlixco, Cuautla, Morelos (Mexico) shot Angy was killed by an unknown person inside her own apartment. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.launion.com.mx 31.10.2012 Name: El Emo (Hugo Enrique) Sánchez Renaud Age: 35 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2012 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Las Americas, Tapachula, Chiapas (Mexico) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: stabbed Remarks: The victim’s body was found decapitated and with signs <strong>of</strong> violence and <strong>to</strong>rture. Source: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.oem.com.mx 29.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm27


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N 16 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2012 Sección E, Colonia Federación, Ecatepec, Mexico (Mexico) stabbed The victim’s body was fettered on the knees and ankles inside the living room. It showed marks <strong>of</strong> two stab wounds, in the belly and the right leg. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.expreso.com.mx 10.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Vicky (Víc<strong>to</strong>r Manuel) Cool Canul 36 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2012 Calle Venustiano Carranza de Bonfil, Cancún, Quintana Roo (Mexico) stabbed Vicky was attacked by a neighbour and hairdresser who when being detained stated “that he was a saviour like Jesus and that he killed the homosexual stylist with machete slashes because he was the demon and he did not want him <strong>to</strong> do any further harm”. Vicky had received threats by the aggressor, called Delfino, before and had <strong>reported</strong> him <strong>to</strong> the police. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Diario de Quintana Roo, Online. 16.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Malena Suarez not <strong>reported</strong> Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2012 Carolina (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) stabbed Marina was a <strong>trans</strong> activist <strong>of</strong> Transexuales y Transgeneros en Marcha. Members <strong>of</strong> her organization believe that Marina was killed because she was <strong>trans</strong>gender. She was the 30th victim <strong>of</strong> known anti-­‐LGBT-­‐violence in the last 10 years in Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico. TvT project: Windy City Media 23.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sara (Italo) Souza San<strong>to</strong>s 25 29/10/12 BR-­‐251, Monte Claros, MG (Brazil) shot TvT project: Montesclaros.com, online portal, 29.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm28


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Erla (Cristian) Amaral de Loiola 19 28/10/12 Sorriso, MT (Brazil) beaten The victim's body was found in a sex workers' area with gunshot wounds in the back and the arm. TvT project: MT Noticias, online portal, 28.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kiran (Naseer) Khan 30 28/10/12 Karachi (Pakistan) shot TvT project: The InternationalNews 30.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rayza (Emerson) Morais Costa 18 27/10/12 Estr. Da Ceasa, Belém, PR (Brazil) shot The victim's body was found fettered on hands and feet with gunshot wounds in the head and the thorax. TvT project: Diario Online, online portal, 28.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Serap (Mustafa Serkan) G. 28 24/10/12 Antalya (Turkey) stabbed The victim was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death. Her throat was cut by two perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs. TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Madona 39 23/10/12 Aracaju, SE (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Madonna was attacked on 19 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber by unknown individuals who hit her with cobbles<strong>to</strong>nes. She was taken <strong>to</strong> hospital, where she died. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.sentidog.com/lat 30.10.2012; TvT project: Infonet, online portal, 23.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm29


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 23/10/12 Paripé, Salvador, BA (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was attacked and killed by the partner. Neighbours <strong>reported</strong> that the victim had suffered constant violence by the partner. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: noticias.terra.com.br 23.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karla (César) Hernández Muñoz 23 18/10/12 Ciudad Salamanca, Estado de Guanajua<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) shot Karla entered a white truck, and shortly after her dead body was found with a gunshot wound in the back. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.oem.com.mx 19.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 33 17/10/12 Sao Vicente, SP (Brazil) shot The vicitim was shot at a sex workers' area. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a person left a vehicle, fired several shots at the victim and fled the scene. TvT project: Noticias R7, online portal, 10.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jade (Luiz Sávio Claudio) Mello 46 17/10/12 R. Hormell Nunes Duarte, Cassino, RS (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed in the early morning on a street and died in hospital hours later. TvT project: Jornal Agora, online portal, 18.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm30


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 15/10/12 Carretera Puer<strong>to</strong> Marqués-­‐Cayaco, Alejo Peralta, Guerrero (Mexico) shot The body was found on a pavement and showed various gunshot wounds. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.agoraguerrero.com 16.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luisa (July César) Cedeño Morgan not <strong>reported</strong> 15/10/12 Colonia Américas Uno (Nicaragua) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim and the suspected perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, Didier Orión, returned home in a taxi. When they were near their respective apartments, the victim went <strong>to</strong> urinate, when the aggressor attacked her with a cobbles<strong>to</strong>ne, beating her <strong>to</strong> death with six blows. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. NuevaYa.com.Ni 24.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Janette Tovar 43 15/10/12 Dallas (USA) blunt head trauma According <strong>to</strong> the police Janette was <strong>murdered</strong> by her partner, who beat her and slammed her head in<strong>to</strong> the concrete. He was later arrested for her murder TvT project: Dallas Voice 26.10.2012 & 31.10.2012; Planet Transgender 28.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shakira (Ronaldo) Rodrigues dos San<strong>to</strong>s 34 13/10/12 Abreu e Lima, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was having drinks inside a bar with friends. After an argument, she was shot in<strong>to</strong> the head. TvT project: Diario de Pernambuco, 13.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm31


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dalila (Russel Keim) Wodzinski Rosa 37 10/10/12 R. Kesser Zattar, Joinville, SC (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and shot <strong>to</strong>gether with a man, who survived severely wounded. TvT project: Nd Online, online portal, 12.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shaeila (Wanderson) Da Silva 24 07/10/12 Av. Bandeirantes, São Paulo, SP (Brazil) run-­‐over by car Shaeila entered a motel with a client. After they left in a car, she was seen leaving and being run-­‐over by the car. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Ultimosegundo 08.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gabi (Robson) Souza de Almeida 21 07/10/12 R. das Crianças, Cuiabá, MT (Brazil) stabbed The aggressor entered the apartment on the early morning <strong>of</strong> the 6th and stabbed four <strong>persons</strong> various times with a knife, killing the victim. The aggressor had had an amorous relationship with one <strong>of</strong> the victims. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: G1.globo.com 07.10.2012; TvT project: 24 Horas News, online portal, Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luisa Duran not <strong>reported</strong> 06/10/12 Santa Cruz (Bolivia) stabbed The victim was stabbed 52 times. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.derechoshumanosbolivia.org 25.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm32


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dayana (Sergio) Ramos 34 01/10/12 El Rosario, Sinaloa (Mexico) shot Dayana had received anonymous threats and her murder was considered <strong>to</strong> be an execution. The aggressor shot fired seven shots at the victim inside a shop. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Portal El Debate. 02.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> September, 2012 Rua Tamoios, Sorocaba, SP (Brazil) burned The victim had been <strong>to</strong>rtured and the body was found burned with hands and feet fettered and wounds in the face near a sex workers' area. The body had been dragged on a street, wrapped in a blanket. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: www.cruzeirodosul.inf.br 23.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lorena Layana (Carlos Henrique) Fortuna<strong>to</strong> da Silva 27 September, 2012 Paulista, PE (Brazil) shot The victim’s body was found on a river bank and showed various shot wounds. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: AO Vivo HOTVClube 14.09.2012; TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 13.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> September, 2012 Villa Tablita, Brisas del Paraíso, Estado de Bolívar (Colombia) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was killed with blows <strong>of</strong> a concrete block on the head. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: BLOG CORREO DEL CARONÍ 10.09.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm33


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sammy (Miguel Ángel) Chóez Cedeño 29 30/09/12 Anconci<strong>to</strong>, Santa Elena (Ecuador) strangled The victim was <strong>reported</strong>ly suffocated by a friend who was also a <strong>trans</strong> person. The alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was arrested. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.lahora.com.ec 04.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> September, 2012 Calle Sauce, La Floresta, Poza Rica, Veracruz (Mexico) beaten The victim’s body showed marks <strong>of</strong> blows and was found in a state <strong>of</strong> decomposition within a cistern. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: GolpePolitico.com 26.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Francesca (Francisco) Chique Torres not <strong>reported</strong> September, 2012 Pucallpa, Madre de Dios (Peru) stabbed The victim was fettered by the aggressor and stabbed four times in the chest and back and cut in the throat deeply. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans travitasperu.blogspot.mx 30.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> September, 2012 Avda. Carlos Brussa, Montevideo (Uruguay) shot The victim was executed with a gunshot in the head. The body was found mutilated and partly burned in a park. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Portal Digital El País. 24.09.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm34


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carlinha (Carlos Henrique) 19 29/09/12 Ariquemes, RO (Brazil) abandoned bar TvT project: G1, online portal, 28.09.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tchesca (Francesco Felipe) Vieira Pinho 29 29/09/12 R. Rachid Cury, Pirjuí, SP (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Rede Bom Dia, online portal, 29.09.2012; Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 29.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: <strong>January</strong> Marie Lapuz 26 29/09/12 New Westminster (Canada) stabbed <strong>January</strong> Marie Lapuz was the first <strong>trans</strong>gender person <strong>to</strong> hold an executive position with Sher Vancouver, a support group for South Asian gay, lesbian, bisexual and <strong>trans</strong>gender people. TvT Project: Xtra, 04.10.2012; CTV British Colombia, 04.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Miguel Angelo) Basil 36 26/09/12 Realeza, Manhuaçu, MG (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was <strong>reported</strong>ly attacked by three men, who demanded paid sexual services, started an argument and killed her. TvT project: Cabuloso, online portal, 26.09.12 Name: Wilmer Amundaray Age: 27 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 26/09/12 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Au<strong>to</strong>pista Regional del Centro (ARC), Guácara (Venezuela) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: run-­‐over by car Remarks: The authorities believe that the victim tried <strong>to</strong> cross the street or was intentionally pushed by another person. Source: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.elperiodiqui<strong>to</strong>.com 26.09.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm35


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Raiony Batalha 40 24/09/12 Alvorada II, Manaus, AM (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim had received various death threats by a neighbour before she was found dead in her own apartment. TvT project: D24AM, online portal, 24.09.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 23/09/12 Montevideo (Uruguay) shot The victim's body was found mutilated and burned. TvT project: Montevideo Portal, 24.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Michele (Romário) Ribeiro de Almeida 18 22/09/12 Tamarana, PR (Brazil) stabbed The victim's body was found on a highway. The day before, she had <strong>reported</strong>ly been beaten after wrongly being accused <strong>of</strong> stealing a mobile phone. TvT project: O Diario, online portal, 22.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vic<strong>to</strong>ria (Marcos Gustavo) da Silva Costa 21 16/09/12 Votuporanga, SP (Brazil) stabbed The police considered Vic<strong>to</strong>ria’s murder a hate crime, since she was decapitated, and the penis and one ear were cut <strong>of</strong>f. The body was found near a garbage dumpster. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.redebomdia.com.br 18.09.12; TvT project: Regiao Noroeste, online portal, 16.09.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm36


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Anderson Xavier) de Almeida Lousada 28 15/09/12 Santa Rita, Vila Velha, ES (Brazil) shot The victim was working in a bar with her uncle when two men came in and fired shots at them, killing de Almeida and shooting her uncle in the hand. TvT project: Folha Vitória, 15.11.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Wilson) Alves de Souza 44 11/09/12 Riberao Pre<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and was shot by a prison guard, who said the reason was that Alves de Souza s<strong>to</strong>le his mobile phone two days earlier. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 11.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shola not <strong>reported</strong> 11/09/12 Gujranwala (Pakistan) slit throat Shola’s throat was slit by three unidentified men as she refused <strong>to</strong> dance in a wedding ceremony. TvT Project: SAMAA TV 11.09.2012; Independent News Pakistan 11.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 08/09/12 Av. Mal. Costa E Silva, Ribeirão Pre<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) beaten The body was found by the employee <strong>of</strong> a gas station nearby and showed wounds in the head. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: G1.Globo.com 09.09.2012; TvT project: Tribuna Ribeirao, online portal, 14.09.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm37


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ivonne (An<strong>to</strong>nio) not <strong>reported</strong> 08/09/12 Villa Tablita, Brisas del Sur, Bolivar (Venezuela) s<strong>to</strong>ned A relative found Ivonne’s body. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r had killed her with a big boulder. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.primicia.com.ve 09.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sandy (Cléber) Duraes Rosa Vugo 24 07/09/12 Cujubim, RO (Brazil) beaten According <strong>to</strong> one report, the victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death on 17 September 2012 in an area used by homeless people (moradores de rua) in the state <strong>of</strong> Sao Paulo by unknown <strong>persons</strong> who came by in a car. According <strong>to</strong> a second report, the victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death on 11 September 2012 by an ex-­‐lover who confessed the crime in the state <strong>of</strong> Roraima. TvT project: Diário SP, online portal, 18.09.2012; Veja Noticias, 07.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Juliano) Almeida de Andrade not <strong>reported</strong> 07/09/12 Ns. de Lourdes, Aparecida de Goiânia, GO (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, three travestis were on a street doing sex work when a armed men approached, commanded them <strong>to</strong> lie down and shot them dead. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Campograndenews 08.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gabriela (Valdir) de Santana not <strong>reported</strong> 07/09/12 Ns. de Lourdes, Aparecida de Goiânia, GO (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, three travestis were on a street doing sex work when a armed men approached, commanded them <strong>to</strong> lie down and shot them dead. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 07.09.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm38


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Milena not <strong>reported</strong> 07/09/12 Ns. de Lourdes, Aparecida de Goiânia, GO (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, three travestis were on a street doing sex work when a armed men approached, commanded them <strong>to</strong> lie down and shot them dead. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Campograndenews 08.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Windney (Carlos) Machado da Silva 20 07/09/12 Goiânia, GO (Brazil) stabbed Two men were involved in the killing <strong>of</strong> Windney. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Campograndenews 08.09.2012; TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 07.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 34 06/09/12 Taubaté, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was fatally shot in the head. A condom, the victim’s cell phone and the bullet casing belonging <strong>to</strong> a weapon used exclusively by the police were found nearby. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: G1.globo.com 06.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Juana Paola Ríos Muñoz 31 05.09.2012 Ribas (Venezuela) shot The victim was found with a gunshot wound in the face and several stab wounds in the neck. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm39


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/09/2012 Pisa (Italy) run over by car She was <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent. TvT project: Associazione radicale Certi Diritti -­‐ Firenze Ogginotizie 05.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kyra Kruz 27 03/09/12 Philadelphia (USA) shot Kyra was a counsellor at the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative TvT project: Inquirer, 12.09.2012; Montgomery News, 04.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla not <strong>reported</strong> 02/09/12 Av. Comendador Norber<strong>to</strong> Marcondes, Campo Mourao, PR (Brazil) shot The victim was shot around 10 pm by two <strong>persons</strong> on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT project: Programa Ricardo Borges, online portal, 03.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nelson Daniel Cruz 26 August, 2012 Zona 1, Guatemala City (Guatemala) stabbed The victim was <strong>reported</strong>ly stabbed <strong>to</strong> death by another <strong>trans</strong> person. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.prensalibre.com 05.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Larissa Silveira 24 August, 2012 Rodovia Cornélio Pires, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was found dead on a highway with gunshot wounds in the chest and face. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Parautudo.com 28.08.2012; TvT project: Gay 1 Sao Paulo, 17.08.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm40


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Anita (Erivaldo) Domingos dos San<strong>to</strong>s 28 August, 2012 Campina Grande, PB (Brazil) shot The victim's body was found on 29 August 2012, but she had been missing since the 23rd. TvT project: Jornal da Paraiba, online portal, 29.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> August, 2012 Tres Lagoas, MS (Brazil) stabbed The victim's body was found in a rural area on 7 August 2012 and had been lying there for at least 30 days. TvT project: Aqui da Uana News, 07.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N 30 August, 2012 Penjamo, Guanajua<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) decapitated An anonymous call alerted the police about the victim’s body, which showed multiple stab wounds, one <strong>of</strong> the them in the face. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.primicia.com.ve 10.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Viviana (Arnulfo Manuel) López Moreno 18 August, 2012 Chihuahua, Chihuahua (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> Viviana was killed by her partner, who after being arrested said that they had had arguments because he did not agree with her doing sex work and wanting <strong>to</strong> have silicone implants. He buried the body on the own property, and the remains were later found by a dog. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Tabasco Hoy.com 27.08.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm41


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natasha (Alex) Sandro de Moraes Camilo 23 29/08/12 Clementina, SP (Brazil) beaten The victim was fatally attacked with an axe. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: G1.globo.com 30.08.2012; TvT project: Noticias Terra, 31.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Robson Franco Pereira 26 27/08/12 Campinas, SP (Brazil) shot TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 27.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 27/08/12 Rio Branco do Sul, PR (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a man had approached a <strong>trans</strong> woman and a child who were on a public square and shot both <strong>of</strong> them. The first shot hit the <strong>trans</strong> woman’s face and the second one the child’s cheek. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Jornalismo 28.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carol not <strong>reported</strong> 26/08/12 Rua Barão de São Domingos, Manaus, AM (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed by the vendor Elenice Andrade de Almeida after both <strong>reported</strong>ly had an argument and the victim had called her a 'prostitute' TvT project: Em Tempo, online portal, 27.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Deja (Dewayne) Jones 33 26/08/12 Miami, FL (USA) shot TvT project: CBS Local, 28.08.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm42


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bruna (Tiago) da Sivla Oliveira 25 20/08/12 PE (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 20.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 18/08/12 Calle Glorieta entre Santa Anita y Lago de Xochimilco, Colonia Evolución, Ciudad Neza, Mexico (Mexico) decapitated The victim was a sex worker and presumably attacked by a client, who decapitated her. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico La Prensa Online. 18.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Eduarda (Carlos Eduardo) Vasconcelos 24 15/08/12 Av. Dr. Cenobelino de Barros Serra, São José do Rio Pre<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) shot A mo<strong>to</strong>rcyclist shot four <strong>trans</strong> sex workers in one night, killing two, and was captured due <strong>to</strong> surveillance cameras. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: G1.globo.com 17.08.2012; TvT project: 180 Graus, online portal, 15.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ysabele (Abelardo) dos San<strong>to</strong>s Freier 30 15/08/12 Av. Dr. Cenobelino de Barros Serra, São José do Rio Pre<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) shot A mo<strong>to</strong>rcyclist shot four <strong>trans</strong> sex workers in one night, killing two, and was captured due <strong>to</strong> surveillance cameras. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: G1.globo.com 17.08.2012; TvT project: 180 Graus, online portal, 15.08.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm43


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Maricela (Jesús) Morales González 22 15/08/12 Calle La Panorámica, Taxco, Guerrero (Mexico) shot Maricela’s body was found on a highway. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. notaroja-­koneocho.blogspot.mx 15.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Erlan Raimundo) Sobrinho not <strong>reported</strong> 14/08/12 Cabo de San<strong>to</strong> Agostinho, PE (Brazil) stabbed TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 14.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tiffany (Donta) Gooden 19 14/08/12 Chicago (USA) stabbed Tiffany was a person <strong>of</strong> colour. Her body showed multiple stab wounds and incised wounds and the death was ruled as homicide by police. She was found close <strong>to</strong> aplace where in April 2012 another <strong>trans</strong> person was <strong>murdered</strong>. TvT project: Windy City Times 15.08.2012; Huffing<strong>to</strong>n Post 18.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Thalia not <strong>reported</strong> 13/08/12 El Zotuco, Misantla, Veracruz (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim’s body was found naked and with marks <strong>of</strong> violence inside her own apartment. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.elchiltepin.com 14.08.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm44


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sirena Paola 44 11/08/12 Maicao, Guajira (Colombia) beaten Sirena’s body was found inside her own apartment and showed wounds <strong>of</strong> a blow with a sharp object on the head. She was a stylist, and a promoter <strong>of</strong> HIV/AIDS prevention within the LGBT community. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: groups.google.com.plan integral a largo plazo 14.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dandara (José) Iraquitam da Costa 32 07/08/12 Natal, RN (Brazil) beaten TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 07.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shania Vanesa (Delimiro) Ávila Mendoza 27 05/08/12 Sincelejo, Sucre (Colombia) shot The victim was a sex worker and had been seen leaving with a client. Shortly after, she was found dead on a street. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Meridiano de Cordova.com 07.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kendall Hamp<strong>to</strong>n 26 04/08/12 Cincinnati (USA) shot TvT project: Local 12, 18.08.2012; Newsrecord, 21.10.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm45


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Barbarita (Marlon Javier) Jiménez Alemán 21 02/08/12 Colonia San Martín, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot Supposed agents <strong>of</strong> the National Office <strong>of</strong> the Investigation <strong>of</strong> Crimes (DNIC) appeared at Barbita Jiménez Alemán’s house. They stated they were prosecuting an <strong>of</strong>fender and said they needed <strong>to</strong> take the victim <strong>to</strong> the police station for the investigation. When the following day family members went <strong>to</strong> the police station, they learned that nobody had been detained, but they had found the victim’s body. The body showed various shot wounds, especially in the head and face. The hands were tied behind the back. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico La Tribuna Online. 03.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> July, 2012 Rod. Osni Mateus, SP (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim’s body was found burned in a eukalyptus grove <strong>of</strong> a cellulose company near a highway. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: blogay.blogfolha.uol.com.br 07.07.2012; TvT project: JC Net, online portal, 07.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 31/07/12 Rod. Con<strong>to</strong>rno, Serra, ES (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Folha Vitória, online portal, 01.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Beterraba (Carlos) Chaves do Amaral 26 31/07/12 Av. Brasil, Parauapebas, PA (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the victim was shot by one <strong>of</strong> two <strong>persons</strong> on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT project: Blog do Vela Preta, blog, 19.07.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm46


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Guillermo Villanueva Cicatl 33 July, 2012 Colonia Alianza Popular, Chilpancingo, Guerrero (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> The body was found abandoned inside a brothel with the hands and legs tied behind the back in an advanced state <strong>of</strong> putrefaction. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: LAPOLICIACA.COM 09.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karla (José Abraham) Gutiérrez 20 July, 2012 Kilometre 70, highway Nandaime-­‐Rivas (Nicaragua) strangled The body was naked and showed signs <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. http://nicaragua.reservasgays.com 09.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: "Samuel" not <strong>reported</strong> July, 2012 Karachi (Pakistan) shot The victim was killed <strong>to</strong>gether with three other people. The suspect belongs <strong>to</strong> a local gang and "has admitted that he has committed all the murders in the name <strong>of</strong> honour killing". TvT project: Dunya News TV 27.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pâmela Scheyfon not <strong>reported</strong> 30/07/12 Sao José de Mipibu, RN (Brazil) shot The victim was shot at the entrance <strong>of</strong> a nightclub as she was talking <strong>to</strong> two men, who were injured. TvT project: Mipibu News, blog, 30.07.2012 Name: N.N. Age: not <strong>reported</strong> Date <strong>of</strong> Death: July, 2012 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Phnom Penh (Cambodia) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: strangled Remarks: The victim was strangled with teh handle <strong>of</strong> a purse. Source: TvT project: Phnom Penh Post, 31.07.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm47


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 30/07/12 Karachi (Pakistan) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was in mid-­‐30s. TvT project: DAWN 02.08.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Aline Caboquinha 19 29/07/12 Av. dos Bandeirantes, Boa Vista, RR (Brazil) shot The victim, who was <strong>from</strong> an indigenous Guiana community, lived in an illegalised situation and did sex work. TvT project: Roraima Hoje, online portal, 29.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 24/07/12 Obrerista, Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico) shot Neighbours heard the de<strong>to</strong>nation but did not report anything. The victim’s body showed a gunshot wound in the head and was fettered. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: NoticiasTerra.com.mx 24.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bia (Alber<strong>to</strong>) da Silva 23 23/07/12 Av. Laiá Paiva, Mandacaru, Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the victim was sleeping as four men entered her apartment in the early morning, who shot her. Da Silva was taken <strong>to</strong> hospital, where she died. TvT project: Portal Correio, online portal, 23.07.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm48


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vuyisa "Norizana" Dayisi 28 15/07/2012 East London, South Africa (South Africa) not <strong>reported</strong> The 28-­‐ year old Vuyisa proudly identified as a <strong>trans</strong>gender woman and was known <strong>to</strong> everyone in her community. TvT partner organization: Gender DynamiX Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Jarocha (Rubén) Mata Rodríguez not <strong>reported</strong> 14/07/12 Calz Ignacio Zaragoza, Santa Martha Acatitla, Iztapalapa, Distri<strong>to</strong> Federal (Mexico) beaten The victim was attacked in her apartment by her partner and a friend, who, after stabbing her, abandonded the body on an avenue. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: NoticiasTerra.com 22.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Secil Dilşeker 46 10/07/12 Antalya (Turkey) stabbed The victim was found dead in her apartment, stabbed several times <strong>to</strong> death. Her throat was cut. TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Priscila (Agrailson) Bezerra dos San<strong>to</strong>s 23 06/07/12 Rodovia BR 232, PE (Brazil) shot TvT project: Blog do Adielson Galvao, blog, 06.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tracy Johnson 40 05/07/12 Baltimore (USA) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: WBALTV News 03.08.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm49


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 19 01/07/2012 Western Cape, South Africa (South Africa) shot The victim engaged in sex work and was shot dead by a client who discovered she was <strong>trans</strong>. TvT partner organization: Gender DynamiX Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> June, 2012 Pinhais, PR (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The police confirmed that the victim’s body had been burned and was found without legs and one hand, which were presumably eaten by animals <strong>from</strong> the area. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Parana.online 28.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> June, 2012 Vila Antártica, Bauru, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim’s body was found in a sex workers’ area, showing knife wounds in the neck and the nose. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans MixBrazil.Uol.com.br 02.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila (Carlúcio) de Oliveira 40 30/06/12 R. Luiz Bagnol, Bauru, SP (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was killed in the early morning in a sex workers' area. TvT project: Rede Bom Dia, online portal, 29.09.2012; Bom Dia Jundiai, Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 30.06.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm50


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vicky (Axel) not <strong>reported</strong> June, 2012 Between San Cayetano and Pantanal, Ciudad Tepic, Nayarit (Mexico) beaten The victim’s body was found in a brushwood between two communities, showing marks <strong>of</strong> stabs and blows. Some days before, actions against <strong>trans</strong> sex workers had been taken, one being killed. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Siglo de Durango.com 25.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 June, 2012 San<strong>to</strong> Domingo, Chilpancingo, Guerrero (Mexico) beaten, stabbed According <strong>to</strong> the forensic medical service, the victim died as a consequence <strong>of</strong> various blows on different parts <strong>of</strong> the body as well as a wound in the head probably caused by a sharp weapon. The body was found wrapped in a sheet, within a black bag. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Universal Online. 11.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Manuel Sánchez Jiménez o Carlos Pérez González 33 June, 2012 Beni<strong>to</strong> Juárez, Distri<strong>to</strong> Federal (Mexico) dismembered The victim’s body was dismembered and abandoned in different places <strong>of</strong> the region. The police suspect the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong> be a person who had been in a prison before the crime. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico Excélsior Online. 08.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: José Alfredo Munguía Cibrián 20 June, 2012 Rancho La Zacatera, Carretera Carrizalillos-­‐San An<strong>to</strong>nio, Comala, Colima (Mexico) shot TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.quadratincolima.com.mx 18.06.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm51


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jeimy Tamara Pérez not <strong>reported</strong> 28/06/12 Guatemala City (Guatemala) shot Jeimy Tamara Pérez died <strong>from</strong> various shots fired by a police member with whom the victim supposedly maintained an amorous relationship. The victim was <strong>of</strong> Honduran origin. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Globovisión Online 13.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sasha Lee Gordon 38 24/06/12 Cape Town (South Africa) stabbed She had been stabbed through the heart and left <strong>to</strong> die on the pavement. TvT partner organization: Gender DynamiX Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla (Carli<strong>to</strong>) Barbosa da Silva 29 19/06/12 R. Rêgo Freitas, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) strangled The victim had been with three men, who presumably killed the victim by strangulation. All three were arrested. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 20.06.2012; TvT project: Noticias R7, online portal, 19.06.2012, 19.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Octavio Hernandez) Villanueva 16 19/06/12 Tepic (Mexico) stabbed A number <strong>of</strong> social organizations have expressed concern about the negligence <strong>of</strong> the authorities in the investigation <strong>of</strong> the killing, based on their assumption that it might be a crime <strong>of</strong> passion. The Inter-­‐American Commission on Human Rights condemned the murder and reminded the State <strong>of</strong> its obligation <strong>to</strong> investigate such acts on its own initiative and <strong>to</strong> punish those responsible. TvT project: Fox News 25.06.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm52


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bianca (Nazareno Caseiro Junior) da Silva 24 17/06/12 Travessa Barão do Triunfo, Belém, PA (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, two men on a moo<strong>to</strong>rbike shot three travestis, killing one and injuring another. TvT project: G1, online portal, 17.06.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alison not <strong>reported</strong> 17/06/12 Villa Nueva (Guatemala) shot The victim was persecuted several meters, presumably by gang members. The authorities suspect a link <strong>to</strong> debts <strong>of</strong> an ex<strong>to</strong>rtion. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans guatemalaentrecolores.blogspot.mx 18.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: William Geovanni Aguilar Pérez 20 17/06/12 Villa Nueva (Guatemala) shot The victim was persecuted several meters, presumably by gang members. The authorities suspect a link <strong>to</strong> debts <strong>of</strong> an ex<strong>to</strong>rtion. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans guatemalaentrecolores.blogspot.mx 18.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: José An<strong>to</strong>nio Méndez 17 14/06/12 Altamira, Tamaulipas (Mexico) beaten The victim’s body was found abandoned on a street, showing multiple blows that caused the death TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Hoy Tamaulipas.Net 15.06.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm53


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paola (Sidislei) da Silva 32 12/06/12 R. João Ubaldo de Souza, Linhares, ES (Brazil) shot The victim was with two <strong>persons</strong> at the apartment <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> them, the other also being injured during the attack. The latter <strong>to</strong>ld the police the name <strong>of</strong> the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. He was arrested and said he committed the crime because he had been irritated by da Silva, who allegedly used <strong>to</strong> steal. TvT project: Site de Linhares, online portal, 12.06.2012, 15.06.2012, 18.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karla 35 11/06/12 Calle Francisco I., Lázaro Cárdenas, Guerrero (Mexico) shot A client entered the bar El Pantano and shot Karla without any apparent motive. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: SurAcapulcoMX 11.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Thapelo "Queen Bling" Makutle 24 09/06/12 Kuruman (South Africa) slit throat Queen Bling was described as being gay and <strong>trans</strong>gender, and a LGBT activist. Her friends and fellow activists refer <strong>to</strong> her with female pronouns. According <strong>to</strong> a statement <strong>of</strong> two witnesses at the police, in a bar She had an argument with two heterosexual men regarding her sexuality. The men later followed her home, broke in<strong>to</strong> her apartment and killed her. The South African NGO LEGBO called it an homophobic and <strong>trans</strong>phobic attack, stating: "She was mutilated, her genitalia cut out and a bottle was inserted in<strong>to</strong> her body". A newspaper report called it a hate crime stating, that her genitals were cut <strong>of</strong>f andput in<strong>to</strong> her mouth. TvT Project: Global Post 14.06.2012, NYDailyNews, 13.06.2012, OnlineNigeria, 16.06.2012, Name: Iván Zavaleta Aguilar Age: 25 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 08/06/12 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Calle Aquiles Serdán, Colonia Heber<strong>to</strong> Castillo, Guerrero (Mexico) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: shot Remarks: The victim’s body showed wounds <strong>of</strong> gunshots that caused the death and was found on a piece <strong>of</strong> wasteland. Source: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: LAPOLICIACA.COM 08.06.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm54


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Patrícia de Oyá (Pedro Alcir) Vieira dos San<strong>to</strong>s 50 07/06/12 Rio Pardo, RS (Brazil) shot The victim was an leader <strong>of</strong> an Afro-­‐religious community (mae de san<strong>to</strong>). She had also been known sice she was one <strong>of</strong> the state's first travestis <strong>to</strong> legally adopt a child. She was shot by three men. TvT project: Gaz, online portal, 07.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/06/12 Santa Mônica, Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) shot TvT project: O Tempo, online portal, 05.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Chrissie Azzopardi 22 04/06/12 London (UK) not <strong>reported</strong> Police says: "The death is being treated as suspicious". On June 14, a 27year-­‐old man was arrested. TvT project: Isling<strong>to</strong>n Tribune 14.06.2012; Isling<strong>to</strong>n Gazette 15.06.2012; MurderMap UK, 07.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lulu (Luis Fernando) Navarro Vargas 19 03/06/12 Av. Libertadores, Caracas (Venezuela) shot A person exited a car that was circulating the area and started firing gunshots at Lulú, who was hit five times. Moments later, she died. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Universal, Online. 04.06.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm55


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 May, 2012 Alajuela (Costa Rica) shot The body was found on the acres <strong>of</strong> a farm, showing signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture. The victim was hit in the face, stabbed and then shot dead. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Diario Extra Online. 14.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: José Ibáñez Quirola 22 May, 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Ecuador) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was hit with a s<strong>to</strong>ne on the head several times. Her body abandoned naked on the highway. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.lahora.com.ec 08.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> May, 2012 San Beni<strong>to</strong>, Petén (Guatemala) shot The body was found on a wasteland, showing shot wounds and was partly burned. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: PrensaLibre.com 10.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 May, 2012 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco (Mexico) beaten The victim’s body was found, showing marks <strong>of</strong> beatings with the head covered with masking tape. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx/ 16.05.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm56


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> May, 2012 Puente Nacional, Veracruz (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> The body was found floating by a riverbank in an advanced state <strong>of</strong> decomposition. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Reporteros.com.blogspot 06.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N 35 May, 2012 Calle La Cuesta, La Loma, El Sal<strong>to</strong>, Jalisco (Mexico) shot The bodies <strong>of</strong> two <strong>trans</strong> women were found in a car with wounds <strong>of</strong> gunshots. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx/ 16.05.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N 35 May, 2012 Calle La Cuesta, La Loma, El Sal<strong>to</strong>, Jalisco (Mexico) shot The bodies <strong>of</strong> two <strong>trans</strong> women were found in a car with wounds <strong>of</strong> gunshots. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx/ 16.05.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 33 May, 2012 Calle Vicente Guerrero, Colonia Independencia, Acapulco, Guerrero (Mexico) shot The victim’s body was found abandoned on a street, showing wounds <strong>of</strong> gunshots and <strong>to</strong>rture. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: LA POLICIACA.COM 04.05.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm57


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> May, 2012 Calle General José María Yañes, Colonia 21 de Marzo, Culiacán, Sinaloa (Mexico) shot Neighbours found the victim’s abandoned body in a street. The killing was committed execution-­‐style. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Noroeste.com, Online. 20.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 May, 2012 Independencia, Los Pues<strong>to</strong>s, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco (Mexico) strangled The bodies <strong>of</strong> two <strong>trans</strong> women were found with marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx 16.05.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 May, 2012 Independencia, Los Pues<strong>to</strong>s, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco (Mexico) strangled The bodies <strong>of</strong> two <strong>trans</strong> women were found with marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx 16.05.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kimberly (José Edgar) López Inzunza not <strong>reported</strong> 25/05/12 Colonia Luis Donaldo Colosio, Sinaloa (Mexico) shot Kimberly was <strong>murdered</strong> inside her own apartment. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.noroeste.com.mx 25.05.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm58


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: José Armando Rocha Ramos 21 19/05/12 Carretera Irapua<strong>to</strong>-­‐Salamanca, Guanajua<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) run-­‐over by car The police assume that it was no accident, since the dead body had been relocated <strong>from</strong> the scene <strong>of</strong> the crime. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.oem.com.mx 19.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Liro Liro (Murilo) Cezar Lopes not <strong>reported</strong> 16/05/12 Peabiru, PR (Brazil) shot The victim's body was found with gunshot wounds in the back, chest and head. TvT project: Radio Cidade Peabiru, 16.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bibi (Orbelín) Ramos de la Cruz not <strong>reported</strong> 16/05/12 Calle Emiliano Zapata, Atasta de Serra, Tabasco (Mexico) beaten Bibi was drinking beer in the company <strong>of</strong> a friend or client, who was the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. She died in hospital. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Heraldo de Tabasco 17.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: César Aníbal Argel Negrete 40 15/05/12 La Esmeralda, Barranquilla (Colombia) stabbed The victim died due <strong>to</strong> a machete attack by various <strong>persons</strong>. The victim was a human rights defender in the area <strong>of</strong> sexual diversity. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Zoom.com.co 16.05.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm59


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> 10/05/12 Esperança, PB (Brazil) shot TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Portal F6, online blog, 10.05.2012. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Anil Aayiramthengu 39 10/05/12 Thangassery (India) throat slit Anil was a <strong>trans</strong>gender and queer activist. In the area, where she was living "hate pamplets" had been distributed before her killing. Activists called the killing "a brutal signal <strong>from</strong> murdering homophobic patriarchy that <strong>trans</strong> people/queer people/ non-­‐conforming <strong>persons</strong> <strong>of</strong> all kinds have no right <strong>to</strong> live". Two weeks after the murder, police arrested three suspects, who confirmed the killing. One <strong>of</strong> them called it a "revenge", because he heard a rumour that Anil was HIV-­‐positive and feared that he got infected because he had sex with her. TvT project: News Net East 11.05.2012 & 21.05.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Stefanny 25 09/05/12 BR-­‐470, Blumenau, SC (Brazil) hanged The victim's body was found hanged on a bridge. TvT project: Interativa Regional, online portal, 09.05.2012; Journal Alternativo, 14.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paloma (Charles) Moreira de Sousa not <strong>reported</strong> 08/05/12 Araguaína, TO (Brazil) beaten TvT project: Surgiu, online portal, 10.05.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm60


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sharmila not <strong>reported</strong> 07/05/12 Delhi (India) beaten Sharmila was the confidant <strong>of</strong> Sharmila, who was <strong>murdered</strong> one week earlier by the same people. She was "hammered <strong>to</strong> death". TvT project: Business Standard 09.07.2012; Deccan Herald 09.07.2012; The Hindu 10.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 38 02.05.2012 Palermo (Italy) strangled The murder was first seen as a suicide, but later subsumed in a series <strong>of</strong> murders, which occured in the area. TvT project: L'arena, 26.04.2013 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bianca Niero (José Dejair) Melle Sobrinho 21 30/04/12 Vinhedo, SP (Brazil) beaten, stabbed The victim died in hospital on 30 April, after having been in coma since 19 April with severe injuries <strong>of</strong> stabs and beatings. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 30.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> April, 2012 BR-­‐116, Governador Valadares, MG (Brazil) dismembered The victim's body was found dismembered and gagged in a plastic bag near a highway. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 23.04.2012 Name: Cláudia (Sebastiao Francisco) Vila Nova Age: 38 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: April, 2012 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Bezerros, PE (Brazil) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: not <strong>reported</strong> Remarks: The body <strong>of</strong> the victim, who was around 38 years old, was found on 9 April 2012. Source: TvT project: Blog do Adielson Galvao, blog, 10.04.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm61


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jaqueline Lorenzo (Jacson) de Souza Neves 29 April, 2012 Chapecó, SC (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim, whose body was found on 19 April, had been missing since 14 April 2012. TvT project: Clic RBS, online portal, 19.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Debora (Javier) Arango 30 April, 2012 Doleguita, David, Chiriquí (Panama) beaten Debora was presumably an indigenous person. Her body showed wounds <strong>of</strong> various blows in the face. She died inside the room she had rented. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. El Siglo.com 02.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pamela. 26 April, 2012 Melo (Uruguay) not <strong>reported</strong> Pamela’s body was found inside a fountain eight days after she had disappeared. The body showed clear signs <strong>of</strong> sexual abuse and the death was caused by blows. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 18.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> April, 2012 Avenida Lima y Paraguay, La Aguada, Montevideo (Uruguay) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim’s body was found on a street. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 24.04.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm62


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> April, 2012 (Uruguay) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 24.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gabriela/La Brasileña 37 April, 2012 (Uruguay) shot TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 24.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cristiely (Geovanilson) de Souza da Costa 19 29/04/12 Av. Pres. Castelo Branco, Santa Inês, MA (Brazil) shot TvT project: Agora Santa Ines, 30.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brandy Martell 37 29/04/12 Oakland (USA) shot Brandy was sitting in her car having a conversation with two men. She was killed by one <strong>of</strong> them, who had "become enraged and shot her when he realized she was <strong>trans</strong>." Witnesses believe that it was a hate crime. Brandy was a person <strong>of</strong> colour. TvT project: ABC Local 30.04.2012; Huffing<strong>to</strong>n Post, 02.05.2012 Name: (Fernando) Carvalho Martins dos San<strong>to</strong>s Age: 20 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 28/04/12 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: R. Jerônimo Teodoro Souza, Franca, SP (Brazil) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: shot Remarks: Source: TvT project: Folha Franca News, online portal, 28.04.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm63


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 27/04/12 Av. Otávio Braga de Mesquita, Guarulhos, SP (Brazil) stabbed The alleged murderer was arrested by the police and confessed the crime, saying he had killed the victim and a woman who was a sex worker because they reminded him <strong>of</strong> his mother. TvT project: Folha Online, 13.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ranjita (Gita) 50 27/04/12 Sri Gangangar (India) strangled Ranjita was the guru <strong>of</strong> a hijra dera. According <strong>to</strong> the police she was killed, because <strong>of</strong> the walth <strong>of</strong> her hijra dera. TvT project: Business Standard 09.07.2012; Deccan Herald 09.07.2012; The Hindu 10.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Leandro Eduardo Campos Ferreira 25 26/04/12 Av. Leopoldino Canu<strong>to</strong> de Melo, Olinda, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was shot eleven times. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Folha Pe, online portal, 27.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Greice Kelly (Wanderson Jesus) Pereira not <strong>reported</strong> 18/04/12 Tres Lagoas, MS (Brazil) stabbed The victim was known for having won the city's "Miss Gay" title twice. The police arrested the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. TvT project: G Planeta, online blog, 18.04.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm64


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paige Clay 23 16/04/12 Chicago (USA) shot Clay was a person <strong>of</strong> colour. TvT project: Windy City Times 17.04.2012; Huffing<strong>to</strong>n Post 19.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Meankshiammal 42 09/04/12 Hosur (India) slit throat The victim's body was found naked with marks <strong>of</strong> burns on the chest. Police suspect that a youth, who used <strong>to</strong> visit Meenakshiammal frequently, may be involved in the crime. Source: TvT project: IBN libe, 12.04.2012; News Reporter 12.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karolly Mel not <strong>reported</strong> 06/04/12 R. Epitácio Pessoa, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) beaten The victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death and thrown out <strong>of</strong> a car. TvT project: Santa Cruz Agreste, online portal, 11.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Wagner) de Moraes 22 06/04/12 R. Ana Moretz Miranda, Sao José dos Pinhais, PR (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned TvT project: Crimes Curitiba, online portal, 06.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nukhet (Kadir) Kızılkaya not <strong>reported</strong> 05/04/12 Aydın (Turkey) stabbed The victim was found dead in her apartment, stabbed 40 times <strong>to</strong> death. TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm65


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Coko Williams 35 03/04/12 Detroit (USA) slit throat, shot Coko was killed by a man, who fled n a car in an area, which is known for sex work. TvT project: CBS Local Detroit 04.04.2012; Huffing<strong>to</strong>n Post 04.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rafael) Alves Lopes 24 02/04/12 Timbú, Eusebio, CE (Brazil) shot TvT project: Jangadeiro, online portal, 03.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Talita (Cláudio) Araújo San<strong>to</strong>s 17 02/04/12 Renascer, Cabedelo, PB (Brazil) shot The victim was shot at the door <strong>of</strong> her own apartment. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 02.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Chyateki not <strong>reported</strong> 02.04.2012 Kathmandu (Nepal) beaten Chyateki was brutally beaten up in the evening around 7:30 pm by an unknown person. The murder was pre-­‐planned and Chyateki was known and visible as a <strong>trans</strong> person lving in the tempkle area. After the attack she was taken <strong>to</strong> the Kathmandu Medical College hospital, <strong>from</strong> where she was referred <strong>to</strong> Teaching hospital and again she was referred <strong>to</strong> Bir hospital. Because <strong>of</strong> shifting <strong>from</strong> one hospital <strong>to</strong> another she could not got treatment intime and died. Activists claim that the shifting <strong>from</strong> one hospital <strong>to</strong> another had <strong>to</strong> do with <strong>trans</strong>phobia. They also did organize a protest and tried <strong>to</strong> file a complaint at the police, but they never get a reort and the case was dismissed. TvT project: Blue Diamond Society If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm66


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Baga (Edson) Duarte de Souza 38 01/04/12 Lagoa das Pedras, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ (Brazil) beaten The victim's body was found burned on the s<strong>of</strong>a in her own apartment, which the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r set on fire. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 03.04.2012; TvT project: Gay 1 Rio de Janeiro, online portal, 03.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (David William) Cândido de Oliveira 20 March, 2012 Londrina, PR (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim’s body was found at a construction site on 22 March with marks <strong>of</strong> violence. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. londrina.odiario.com 22.03.2012; TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 22.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 31/03/12 Capão Grande, MT (Brazil) shot The victim died <strong>of</strong> two gun shots. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 03.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (José Carlos) de Almeida not <strong>reported</strong> March, 2012 Teresina, PI (Brazil) shot An alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was arrested on 20 March 2012. TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 20.03.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm67


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Roberta (Fernando) Candeira Aires Ne<strong>to</strong> 16 31/03/12 Av. Pedro Freitas, São Pedro, Teresina, PI (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed five times by a 17-­‐year-­‐old friend <strong>of</strong> her childhood. TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 31.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 55 March, 2012 La Trinidad Tepango, Atlixco, Puebla (Mexico) beaten The victim died due <strong>to</strong> blows on the head. The body was found in a state <strong>of</strong> decomposition, approximately six days after death. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Noticias SexenioPuebla, Online. 04.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Agnes Torres 35 March, 2012 Atlixco, Puebla (Mexico) decapitated Agnes was a <strong>trans</strong> activist. Her body was found decapitated in a gully near a highway. It is assumed that before, she had been beaten and burned on one arm and the side <strong>of</strong> the thorax. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: SexenioPuebla Online. 11.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Perlita (Eduardo) Cano not <strong>reported</strong> March, 2012 Lago de la República, Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) shot Her body was found in a <strong>trans</strong> sex workers’s area, which she did not use <strong>to</strong> frequent herself. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.diariovanguardia.com.py 23.03.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm68


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tugce (Hasan) Sahingoz 23 30/03/12 Izmir (Turkey) shot The victim was shot in her car. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was arrested. TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Hana (Adriano) Santiago Rocha 25 28/03/12 Vila Brasil,Ribeirão Pre<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker and stabbed <strong>to</strong> death, presumably by a client who fled the scene after committing the crime. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 29.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mônica not <strong>reported</strong> 26/03/12 Rua Antônio Sodré, Sao Goncalo, RJ (Brazil) shot The victim was shot in the early morning by a man on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike near a bar. TvT project: O Sao Goncalo, 27.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shahid 30 26/03/12 Lahore (Pakistan) stabbed TvT project: The Express Tribune 27.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Daniela (David Oswaldo) Pan<strong>to</strong>ja Churion 21 25/03/12 Ocumare del Tuy (Venezuela) shot Daniela was shot dead <strong>to</strong>gether with a 19-­‐year-­‐old woman called Alejandra. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.en<strong>to</strong>rnointeligente.com 26.03.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm69


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Samuel) Ferreira do Nascimen<strong>to</strong> 22 24/03/12 Rua Oscar Araripe, Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and was killed in the early morning on the street where she used <strong>to</strong> do sex work. TvT project: Jangadeiro Online, online portal, 24.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tyrell Jackson 23 24/03/12 Riviera Beach (USA) shot Jackson was shot <strong>to</strong>gether with a friend in a drive-­‐by-­‐shooting by a man, who is described as targeting young <strong>trans</strong> people, who do sex work. The friend <strong>of</strong> Jackson, also a <strong>trans</strong> sex worker, survived. TvT project: Advocate 09.04.2012; WPTV news 26.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Elaine (El<strong>to</strong>n Jonh) Felipe de Oiveira da Silva not <strong>reported</strong> 22/03/12 Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) shot TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 22.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcela (Eliomar) Machado de Almeida 23 20/03/12 Teresina, PI (Brazil) shot TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 20.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Demetrio) Apaza Mayta 42 19/03/12 La Paz (Bolivia) beaten The victim was <strong>to</strong>rtured, burned, and beaten <strong>to</strong> death by a mob <strong>of</strong> up <strong>to</strong> 400 people. TvT project: ERBOL 19.03.2012; Bolivia Weekly 21.03.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm70


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Demetrio Apaza Mayta 43 18/03/12 El Al<strong>to</strong> (Bolivia) burned The victim was lynched by a mob. It is <strong>reported</strong> that she went with a group <strong>of</strong> people who have been chased by criminals. When the rest <strong>of</strong> the group fled, the victim was recognized as a <strong>trans</strong> person. She was beaten up and then burned alive. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: La Prensa.com, Periódico Online 20-­‐03-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Javier not <strong>reported</strong> 18/03/12 Salamanca, Guanajua<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.periodico.am 19.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 40 16/03/12 Calle Chañarcillo, Maipú (Chile) beaten The victim’s body showed lesions in the head, which caused the death in the early morning. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.terra.cl 16.03.12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rosita Hidalgo not <strong>reported</strong> 15/03/12 Miami (USA) stabbed Rosita was <strong>of</strong> Cuban descent. She worked as a small-­‐time escort bringing her clients <strong>to</strong> her apartment. She was found gagged, stabbed, and slashed in her apartment. TvT project: Advocate 28.06.2012; Miami New Times 23.072012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm71


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Miquilo (Miguel Angel) Mamaní 29 14/03/12 Ruta Nacional 50, Salta (Argentina) stabbed In the early morning, various individuals got out <strong>of</strong> a car and, without any known motive, attacked the victim, inflicting several wounds with a sharp weapon. Before dying, the victim stated having been attacked by a group <strong>of</strong> “ultramoralist” youths who assault travestis. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Tribuno Salta Online. 15.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Chiquinha (Francisco) Neco de Oliveira 35 14/03/12 Teresina, PI (Brazil) beaten The victim’s body was found in the trunk <strong>of</strong> her own car, showing wounds <strong>of</strong> s<strong>to</strong>ne beatings. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Associacao Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 14.03.2012. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Cícero) Ne<strong>to</strong> Brás de Sousa 28 14/03/12 Teresina, PI (Brazil) beaten The victim had been arrested by the police for beating a sister. While the police stated that the victim committed suicide in jail, relatives, friends and neighbours insist that the police killed her, pointing out contradictions in the s<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>to</strong>ld by police members and marks <strong>of</strong> beatings on the victim's body. TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 14.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: José Enrique Castro Zuñiga 22 11/03/12 Colonia Llanos de Sula, Rivera Hernández, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) stabbed The victim’s body was found in the brushwood <strong>of</strong> a canal showing various shot wounds. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico La Tribuna Online. 11.03.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm72


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Raquel 35 07/03/12 Recife (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jorge Luiz) Feretti 21 February, 2012 BR-­‐470, Indaial, SC (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim's body was found on 18 February near a highway, the face covered in blood. TvT project: Interativa Regional, online portal, 21.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 February, 2012 Rio Verde, GO (Brazil) shot TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 20.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Evelyn (Daniel Arlex) Ossa Rodríguez 26 February, 2012 Cataluna, Medellin (Colombia) shot The perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs entered the victim’s apartment and shot her in the head. Evelyn was <strong>from</strong> France and had come <strong>to</strong> Medellín shortly before her death. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.tuseguridad.ec 23.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dulce (Ivis Rolando) Mejía 23 February, 2012 Colonia Providencia San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot The victim died <strong>of</strong> three gun shots in the head. She was a member <strong>of</strong> an association <strong>of</strong> the gay community and a promoter <strong>of</strong> HIV/AIDS prevention. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Heraldo Online 14.02.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm73


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N 31 28/02/12 Novara (Italy) shot The victim was <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent. TvT project: Paperblog 28.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> February, 2012 Carretera a San Mateo, kilómetro 11, Ciudad Beni<strong>to</strong> Juárez, Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> Judicial authorities and members <strong>of</strong> the Armed Forces confirmed the report <strong>of</strong> three executed <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong>, two <strong>of</strong> whom were <strong>trans</strong> women. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. ivpressonline.com 29.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> February, 2012 Carretera a San Mateo, kilómetro 11, Ciudad Beni<strong>to</strong> Juárez, Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> Judicial authorities and members <strong>of</strong> the Armed Forces confirmed the report <strong>of</strong> three executed <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong>, two <strong>of</strong> whom were <strong>trans</strong> women. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. ivpressonline.com 29.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Hidalgo (Mexico) shot The victim was found with a gunshot wound in the head in a hotel. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Por Es<strong>to</strong>.net, Periódico Online 14-­‐02-­‐2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm74


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Monserrat (Jonathan José) Pineda 22 27/02/12 Avenida 17, Cabañas, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot After constant threats by a security guard, Monserrat Pineda <strong>reported</strong> the aggressor <strong>to</strong> the police. As the victim passed the security guard’s place <strong>of</strong> work, she was shot. She was taken <strong>to</strong> the hospital, where she died. She was a member <strong>of</strong> the activist organisation Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico La Tribuna, Online 28.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rober<strong>to</strong> Paulo) de Campos not <strong>reported</strong> 24/02/12 Estrada do Formigueiro, MT (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was a sex worker. After being attacked and severely injured on a road in a rural area, she was left for six hours until being found, trying <strong>to</strong> indicate the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r(s) <strong>to</strong> the police. Shortly after, she died. TvT project: Media News, online portal, 24.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/02/12 Chichihualco-­‐Chilpancingo highway, Guerrero (Mexico) shot An anonymous call <strong>reported</strong> the dead body <strong>to</strong> the police. The victim had received a shot at point blank in the head. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: LaPoliciaca.com 23.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Paulo Afonso) Martins 42 21/02/12 Rua Marechal Floriano, Por<strong>to</strong> Alegro, RS (Brazil) stabbed The alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r has been arrested. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, victim and perpetra<strong>to</strong>r llived in the same apartment and had an argument the night before the killing TvT project: Radio Guaiba, 21.02.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm75


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sarita (Rafael) Teodoro dos Reis 21 17/02/12 Av. Jones dos San<strong>to</strong>s Neves, Barra de São Francisco, ES (Brazil) shot TvT project: Boca Larga, online portal, 17.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Melda (Metin) Yuksel 26 13/02/12 Kocaeli (Turkey) shot The victim was shot by her brother in her apartment. The court gave decreased sentence <strong>to</strong> the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r (16 years <strong>of</strong> imprisonment) with the argument that the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was under "heavy provocation". TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Tiago) da Silva Garcia 22 11/02/12 Rua Sérgio Gasparet<strong>to</strong>, Foz do Iguaçu, PR (Brazil) shot TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 11.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Helen Jabor (Thiago da Silva Carvalho) 23 05/02/12 Rio Verde, GO (Brazil) shot TvT project: Patrulha RV, online portal, 06.02.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm76


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Soraia (Valmir) da Silva 39 03/02/12 Olivença, AL (Brazil) beaten Soraya had been abducted and <strong>to</strong>rtured without knowing or stating the reason. After being able <strong>to</strong> go home, she felt bad and was taken <strong>to</strong> hospital, where she died. It was found that she had had pieces <strong>of</strong> wood inserted in<strong>to</strong> the rectum and intestines and the penis burnt. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. montanhasrn.wordpress.com 24.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Deoni Jones 23 03/02/12 (USA) stabbed Deonie was a person <strong>of</strong> color. She was attacked by a man at a bus s<strong>to</strong>p and stabbed in the head. She died in the hospital. TvT project: Washing<strong>to</strong>n Blade 04.02.2012; Metro Weekly 11.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rafaela Cavalcante da Silva 21 02/02/12 Rua José Carlos Bezerra, Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a friend <strong>of</strong> the victim's had been shot dead as well. TvT project: Jangadeiro Online, online portal, 03.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 01/02/2012 Milan (Italy) stabbed The victim was <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent and was found in underwear with a knife in her chest. TvT project: Associazione radicale Certi Diritti -­‐ Reporter Nuevo 02.02.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm77


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Guilherme 16 <strong>January</strong>, 2012 Sumaré, SP (Brazil) shot Guilherme was shot thirteen times. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.oliberalnet.com.br 23.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2012 By the campus <strong>of</strong> Universidade Amanazonas de Manaus, Manaus, AM (Brazil) strangled The police stated the victim’s body showed signs <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 10.01.2012; TvT project: A Critica, online portal, 17.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Princesa (Freddy) Payams Severino not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2012 Puer<strong>to</strong> Plata (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.elnacional.com.do 03.01.2023 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Baku Chaudhari not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2012 Ahmedabad (India) not <strong>reported</strong> According <strong>to</strong> the police the suspected murderers committed the murder. One <strong>of</strong> them was described as her gay lover, who kille her becaiuse <strong>of</strong> the jewellery she possessed. Tvt project: Daily Bashkar 13.01.2012; Daily News and Analysis 13.01.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm78


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brilli (Ramón An<strong>to</strong>nio) Olivero 49 <strong>January</strong>, 2012 El Roble, San Félix, Bolívar (Venezuela) shot Brilli’s body was found half-­‐naked and with seven gunshot wounds in different body parts on 22 <strong>January</strong> 2012. The authorities assume that she died as a consequence <strong>of</strong> a fight, but they don’t discard the possibility that the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was a client. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Globovision, Online 23.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Hair (Pedro) Tamiarana 26 30/01/12 Rua Joaquim Cardoso da Silveira, Curitiba, PR (Brazil) asphyxiation The body was found inside the victim’s own apartment with signs <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans noticias.band.uol.com.br 31.01.2012; TvT project: Banda B, online portal, 31.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paola 28 30/01/12 Cidade Universitaria, Maceió, AL (Brazil) shot Paola died after being shoot seven times. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Tribuna Uniao, online portal, 30.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Samuel) Bernal 36 29/01/12 North Cotaba<strong>to</strong> (Philippines) shot The victim was shot in the head. TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm79


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Maicon Roux 20 26/01/12 BR-­‐470, Indaial, SC (Brazil) shot TvT project: Gazeta do Vale do Itajaí, 26.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luana Preira Cruz 24 26/01/12 Catu, BA (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Itapoa Online 27.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sabrina not <strong>reported</strong> 25/01/12 Redencao, PA (Brazil) shot TvT project: Diario do Para, online portal, 27.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Mateo) Vicente 21 25/01/12 Manila (Philippines) beaten The victim was killed with a strong blow on the head. TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Willian Rafael) dos San<strong>to</strong>s 38 23/01/12 Santa Fé do Sul (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Regiao Noreste, 23.01.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm80


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rebeca (Cosmo Marinho) da Silva 29 22/01/12 Martins, AL (Brazil) shot Various unidentified individuals shot Rebeca dead. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.alagoas24horas.com.br 22.04.2012; TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 22.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Crain Conaway 47 21/01/12 Oceanside, CA (USA) blunt trauma TvT project: City <strong>of</strong> Oceanside News, 02.04.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Carlos Eduardo) Marcondes 31 17/01/12 Londrina, PR (Brazil) shot The victim talked <strong>to</strong> three men in a car and was shot by one <strong>of</strong> them. TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & O Diario de Londrina 18.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla White 31 17/01/12 Avenida Tiradentes, Londrina, PR (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the victim was shot by three <strong>persons</strong> in a car after they had started a discussion. TvT project: O Diario Londrina, 18.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda Borges da Silva 48 17/01/12 Avenida Padre Júlio Maria Lombard, Macapá, AP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed by a man with whom she had had a relationship for five years. TvT project: Amapa Digital, online portal, 18.01.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm81


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 16/01/12 Colonia Fuentes, Santa Lucía, Apodaca, Nuevo León (Mexico) shot The victim’s body showed marks <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture. Before being shot, the victim was beaten and the hands semi-­‐amputated. A message was left that read “Por Rata” (“By the Rat”). Neighbours had heard the shot but did not take any action. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: SDP Noticias Online 18.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Acucena (Adler) not <strong>reported</strong> 12/01/12 Salvador da Bahia, BA (Brazil) thrown down stairs The victim was thrown down a set <strong>of</strong> stairs at a party. The police arrested the alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 12.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fayla Gold 26 09/01/12 Cajamar, SP (Brazil) shot TvT project: Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 09.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Safira (Josimar) Ferreira Severino 23 08/01/12 Rua Borba Ga<strong>to</strong>, Bauru, SP (Brazil) shot An unknown man shot the victim dead. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br, 10.01.2012; TvT project: Rede Bom Dia, 29.09.2012; Liberal, online portal, 24.01.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm82


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Herminia) Lidoma 42 05/01/12 Davao (Philippines) stabbed The victim was described as a <strong>trans</strong> man who was having drinks with two men in a karaoke bar. When he had an argument with the the two men, one <strong>of</strong> them <strong>to</strong>k a knife and stabbed him several times. TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jaime An<strong>to</strong>nio López 35 05/01/2012 Machiques, Zulia (Venezuela) shot The victim was shot various times by an unknown person who left the apartment on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Noticias24.com, 06.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica (Leidel Luis) 18 04/01/12 Guaimaro, Camagüey (Cuba) beaten Jessica was detained and beaten for no apparent reason by police members. She was then taken <strong>to</strong> a police station where she was again beaten and put in<strong>to</strong> a cell where she died <strong>from</strong> the beatings. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. Cubanet.org 16.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ingrid Popinha (Carlos) Magno Rosa 25 01/01/12 Rua Cardoso Moreira, Campos, RJ (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> After a street mass in commemoration <strong>of</strong> the New Year, Ingrid left and was found dead later with wounds in the thorax. TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. portalozknews.com.br 02.01.2012; Quem a Hom<strong>of</strong>obia Ma<strong>to</strong>u Hoje?, online portal, 01.01.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm83


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Ricardo Júnior) de Jesus not <strong>reported</strong> 04/07/05 BR-­‐365, Ituiutaba, MG (Brazil) shot On 4 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012, the remains <strong>of</strong> the body probably <strong>of</strong> a travesti, who had been missing for seven months, were found near a highway, showing a hole in the skull and two bullets nearby. TvT project: Uipi, online portal, 04.10.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm84


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm85


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm86


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm87


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-­‐NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>murdered</strong> <strong>trans</strong> people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-­‐12-­‐2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2012 not <strong>reported</strong> (Honduras) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.conexihon.info 08.09.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dee Dee Pearson not <strong>reported</strong> 31/12/11 Kansas City (USA) shot A client <strong>of</strong> the victim was arrested and charged in the killing. TvT project: CAMP, Kansas City, 05.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Magnolia (Odair) Barbosa da Silva 31 29/12/11 Centro, Maringa, PR (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, Magnolia had come <strong>to</strong> Maringa <strong>from</strong> Umuarama several weeks before <strong>to</strong> do sex work. TvT project: Maringa O Diario, online portal, 30.12.2011 Name: Githe (Orlando) Goines Age: 23 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 29/12/11 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: New Orleans (USA) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: strangled Remarks: Githe's killing was <strong>reported</strong> as being the 198th homicide in New Orleans in 2011. Source: TvT project: The Times Picayune 30.12.2011; Youth Breakout 10.01.2012 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm88


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mona not <strong>reported</strong> 27/12/11 R. Japura, Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) shot Mona was shot three times in the back and foot on the street where she lived with other homeless <strong>persons</strong> by a person who passed by by foot. Among various hypothises, the police suspect the involvement <strong>of</strong> a local resident or merchant in the crime, who did not want the travesti <strong>to</strong> be around. According <strong>to</strong> neighbours, the night before, a person had set the belongings <strong>of</strong> homeless people on fire and fired shots at them, without hitting anybody. TvT project: Em, online portal, 27.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bruninha (Regis) dos San<strong>to</strong>s Lima 19 24/12/11 R. Bandeirantes, Apucarana, PR (Brazil) shot Bruninha died on the 24th in hospital after she was shot in the face on the 21st on a cemetery in Apucarana. Bruninha had been stabbed in the chest and neck on 21 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. Although Bruninha had identified a 28 year-­‐old woman as the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the stabbing, she then did not want <strong>to</strong> enter legal action against her and the file was closed. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fabiola not <strong>reported</strong> 24/12/11 Avenida Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH (Mexico) shot Fabiola was a sex worker. The two previous days, two similar killings occurred in the area, although it is not <strong>reported</strong> whether the victims were <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong>. In November 2010, another <strong>trans</strong> sex worker called Fabiola and a further sex worker were shot dead in the same area. In November 2011, two <strong>trans</strong> sex workers were shot dead in the same area. TvT project: La Poliaca, online portal / If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm89


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natalia (Raimundo) Ferreira not <strong>reported</strong> 23/12/11 Jardim Paraiso, São José do Rio Pre<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) stabbed Natalia was stabbed at around 6 am in a motel. She died in hospital shortly after. According <strong>to</strong> a witness, the murder was committed by a mo<strong>to</strong>rcyclist. TvT project: Diario Web, online portal, 23.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 23/12/11 Cesteros, Chimalhuacan (Mexico) beaten The victim's body was found dead on the morning <strong>of</strong> the 23rd on lying on the back seats <strong>of</strong> a car. TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 23.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Patricia (Fernando) Costa Alves not <strong>reported</strong> 20/12/11 Pos<strong>to</strong> Horizonte, Rio Verde, GO (Brazil) shot Patricia was shot <strong>to</strong> death on a yard where trucks park, and where <strong>reported</strong>ly drug dealers, sex workers and clients meet at night. On 5 February a <strong>trans</strong> person with the legal name <strong>of</strong> Tiago da Silva Carvalho was shot <strong>to</strong> death on the same location. TvT project: Imagem Goias, online portal, 6.2.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Marvin Geovany) Ramos Miranda 23 20/12/11 1 Avenida, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) strangled The victim's body was recovered <strong>from</strong> a hotel room. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, the victim, who was a sex worker, had entered a hotel in the compony <strong>of</strong> two <strong>persons</strong>. Then, two other <strong>persons</strong> entered who attacked the hotel employees. The victim was killed with one <strong>of</strong> the sheets <strong>from</strong> the hotel room. The body was recovered only around 10 hours after the killing. TvT project: La Tribuna, 22.12.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm90


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Frederico) Claret dos San<strong>to</strong>s not <strong>reported</strong> 19/12/11 Pouso Alegre, MG (Brazil) beaten The victim was killed with numerous hits on the head with a s<strong>to</strong>ne after leaving a snack-­‐bar on the night <strong>of</strong> the 19th. The alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r is 23 year-­‐old Renan Donizeti Tomas, who <strong>reported</strong>ly had a relationship with the victim. TvT project: EP Noticia, online portal, 20.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Perla Mora (Mario Vega) 49 13/12/11 Chimbas, San Juan (Argentina) decapitated Perla Mora's body was found beheaded, naked and presumably raped in a car on a camping-­‐ground. Perla Mora was a police <strong>of</strong>ficer and an active member in the LGBT community. TvT project: Minu<strong>to</strong> Uno, online portal, 13.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 13/12/11 Calle Vic<strong>to</strong>ria, Chihuahua, Mexico (Mexico) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim's body was found at 6 am at a public garden, yet had been dragged along a street before, leaving marks <strong>of</strong> blood on the asphalt. TvT project: El Diario, online portal, 13.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Loba (Robert Alejandro) Fonseca 22 11/12/11 Calle 72, Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela) shot La Loba was <strong>murdered</strong> by 36 year-­‐old merchant Daniel Fernando Sanchez Sequera, who was a lover or client <strong>of</strong> hers. Sequera had driven with La Loba in his car, but after a discussion she left the car and he shot her. TvT project: Noticia Al Dia, online portal, 21.12.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm91


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luningning (Felix) Alsade 23 09/12/11 Cebu City (Philippines) beaten and <strong>to</strong>rtured The victim's body was found naked with genital mutilations and burn wounds. In her left chest was stabbed in the form <strong>of</strong> a bra. TvT partner organization: STRAP Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 23 08/12/11 Pa<strong>to</strong>s, PB (Brazil) shot The victim's body was found in the early morning on a piece <strong>of</strong> wasteland. The victim was a hairdresser and sex worker. Her body was found about two hours after she had left with a client. The police assume 'homophobia' <strong>to</strong> be the motive <strong>of</strong> the crime. TvT project: Gay 1, online portal, 9.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Esmeralda (Jose) Severino da Silva 31 07/12/11 Lagoa Mundau, AL (Brazil) stabbed Esmeralda had been missing since 7 December, but her body was found only on the 9th by fishermen on the margins <strong>of</strong> a pond called Lagoa Mundau. TvT project: Alagoas 24 Horas, online portal, 10.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ursula not <strong>reported</strong> 04/12/11 R. Quinze de Novembro, Alvorada, Manaus, AM (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, Ursula was shot by a men who came with a car while she was standing on the street doing sex work. He shot her in the head, then left the vehicle and fired another five shots. TvT project: Em Tempo, online portal, 5.12.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm92


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Carlos Porfirio) Juarez Quiroz 25 04/12/11 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) stabbed TvT partner organisation TVMex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Resumen 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Pascual Ake Beh) not <strong>reported</strong> 04/12/11 Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo (Mexico) shot The vicitm's body was found at 7 am with gunshots in the neck. TvT project: Milenio, online portal, 5.12.2011; Por Es<strong>to</strong>, online portal, 5.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Suely Scalla (Ademir) Melo Oliveira 41 03/12/11 Avenida Francisco Glicério, Campinas, SP (Brazil) beaten Suely Scala was killed in the early morning on the city's main street. The police investigate a possible relation <strong>to</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> killings <strong>of</strong> homeless people in the city center. Sally Scala had been well-­‐known in the LGBT community <strong>of</strong> Campinas since the 1980s. TvT project: Tadashi HP, LGBT online portal, 8.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Y. M. A. Zambrano not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2011 (Venezuela) shot The victim was killed by two men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rcycle. TvT project: Memorias 2011, TDOR Facebook page, 10.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carol not <strong>reported</strong> 29/11/11 Rua Paulo Alber<strong>to</strong> Pan, Jd Boa Esperanca, Sinop, MT (Brazil) shot Carol's body was found by locals around 5 am in front <strong>of</strong> a bar. She was killed by a gun shot in the eye. TvT project: Agencia Noticia, online portal, 29.11.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm93


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sarita (Antônio Gilson) da Costa Rodrigues 30 29/11/11 Jacaranda, Camocim, CE (Brazil) stabbed Sarita was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death by three men. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gardenia (Claudio Lucio Miranda de Almeida) 47 26/11/11 Rua Barre<strong>to</strong> Leme, Campinas, SP (Brazil) beaten Gardenia was clubbed <strong>to</strong> death with a s<strong>to</strong>ne block. The police arrested a 33 year-­‐old suspect who is assumed <strong>to</strong> have proposed Gardenia <strong>to</strong> have paid sex. TvT project: RAC, online portal, 8.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 27 26/11/11 Calle 12, Chihuahua (Mexico) shot The victim's body was found at 3:30 am in the His<strong>to</strong>rical Center <strong>of</strong> Chihuahua with wounds <strong>of</strong> gun shots in the head. TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 27.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brenting Dolliole 22 26/11/11 New Orleans (USA) beaten Brenting Dolliole was a person <strong>of</strong> color. Her killing was <strong>reported</strong> as being the 175th homicide in New Orleans in 2011. TvT project: The Times Picayune 28.11.2011; The New York Times 07.12.2011; Youth Breakout 10.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shakira (Jose An<strong>to</strong>nio) Quinonez Ortega 25 25/11/11 Monteria, Cordoba (Colombia) strangled Shakira's body was found on 8 December when she had been dead for almost two weeks. TvT project: El Meridiano de Cordoba, online portal, w/d If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm94


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sonia Masi (Imran Ajmeri) not <strong>reported</strong> 24/11/11 Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India) shot Sonia Masi was a main spokesperson <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> community in the state <strong>of</strong> Gujarat. She was shot at 8:20 pm six times at point-­‐blank by men in a car as she was about <strong>to</strong> get refreshments at a snack bar. Sonia had already been subject <strong>to</strong> an attack in <strong>2008</strong>. TvT project: Daily News & Analysis India, online portal, 25.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 18/11/11 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 18/11/11 Calle Santa Ana, Prado de Maria, Caracas (Venezuela) beaten The victim's body was recovered in the early morning <strong>of</strong> the 18th. The authorities state that she was killed around 4.30 am. A neighbour <strong>reported</strong> that when he saw the victim lying on the street at 6.20, she was still breathing, but nobody came <strong>to</strong> help. Another neighbour stated that at 5.30 am she went <strong>to</strong> inform the local authorities, but they did not take any action. TvT project: El Nacional, online journal, 19.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Samira (Mison Augus<strong>to</strong>) dos San<strong>to</strong>s 21 17/11/11 Boca do Rio, Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) shot Samira was shot in the but<strong>to</strong>cks, back and ribs at around 7:30 pm at the entrance <strong>of</strong> her apartment by two men who passed by on the street on a mo<strong>to</strong>rcycle. TvT project: Noticias Terra, online portal, 18.11.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm95


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Angela 49 17/11/11 Arroyo Pantanoso, Montevideo (Uruguay) shot Angela's body was found with three shots in the house <strong>of</strong> a <strong>trans</strong> person whom Angela had asked several days before if she can stay at their place. Angela's body was found on the weekend <strong>of</strong> 18 and 19 November, but the killing happened at least 48 hours earlier. TvT project: El Pais, online portal, 24.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cassidy (Nathan) Vickers 32 17/11/11 Los Angeles (USA) shot Cassidy was shot in the chest and killed at 9:55 pm. Police believe the same suspect may have been responsible for the attempted robbery <strong>of</strong> another African American <strong>trans</strong>gender woman in Plummer Park in West Hollywood. TvT project: LGBT Pov, online portal, 18.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 13/11/11 Recife, PE (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organisation Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Flor de Oro (Brayan Anderson Escarraga Medina) 28 13/11/11 Calle 11, Barranquilla, Atlantico (Colombia) stabbed According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, Flor de Oro was killed by a homeless person in the early morning after a discussion between the two. TvT project: Elheraldo, online portal, 14.11.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm96


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Patty Ruiz Saldana 28 12/11/11 Comas, Lima (Peru) stabbed Patty was brutally beaten and stabbed <strong>to</strong> death with 15 stabs by a men she had met at a night club. They had left <strong>to</strong>gether in a taxi headed for a hotel, but the taxi driver asked them <strong>to</strong> leave the car after the man started beating Patty. TvT project: Generaccion, online portal, 13.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 40 08/11/11 Calle Canepa, Formosa (Argentina) beaten The victim was beaten and stabbed by members <strong>of</strong> youth gangs in the early morning <strong>of</strong> 4th November 2011 and died in hospital on the 8th. Six youths were detained and charged with murder. TvT project: La Manana Online, online journal, 9.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nicoll not <strong>reported</strong> 04/11/11 Calle La Paz, Medellin (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Unidad Permanente para los Derechos Humanos, Medellin, human rights organization, communication <strong>from</strong> 3.02.20 12 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/11/11 Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH (Mexico) decapitated The victim's body was found in a van <strong>to</strong>gether with the body <strong>of</strong> another <strong>trans</strong> person and a women, all <strong>of</strong> whom were <strong>reported</strong>ly sex workers. Several hours earlier, the police had received a phone call informing them that several men had abducted two travestis and a woman after they left a hotel named Carmen. TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 4.11.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm97


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/11/11 Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH (Mexico) dismembered The victim's body was found in a van <strong>to</strong>gether with the body <strong>of</strong> another <strong>trans</strong> person and a women, all <strong>of</strong> whom were <strong>reported</strong>ly sex workers. Several hours earlier, the police had received a phone call informing them that several men had abducted two travestis and a woman after they left a hotel named Carmen. TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 4.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Muneer 45 04/11/11 Lahore (Pakistan) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Pakistan Today, 05.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luana (Kelvin) de Oliveira Moreira 18 02/11/11 Rua Pardal, Rio Verde, GO (Brazil) shot Luana was a sex worker <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Uberaba. She was shot <strong>to</strong> death when she walked home with the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r and a colleague <strong>of</strong> hers. Although her colleague identified the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, the police only <strong>to</strong>ok his testimony and did not arrest him immediately. TvT project: Plantao Policial de Rio Verde-­‐Goias, 2.11.2011 & 4.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 02/11/11 Gaspar Hernandez (Dominican Republic) strangled The victim was found dead with the hands, feet and neck tied. TvT project: El Higuamo, online portal, 3.11.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm98


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 02/11/11 Coahuila (Mexico) strangled The victim's body was found on the highway <strong>to</strong> Torreon entirely naked and with the remains <strong>of</strong> the sexual organs, parts <strong>of</strong> the skin as well as flesh <strong>from</strong> the limbs and other body parts cut <strong>of</strong>f. The body was found on 4 November and had been dead for at least 36 hours. The victim was estimated <strong>to</strong> have been aged 30. TvT project: El Diario de Coahuila, 7.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica Rollon 32 01/11/11 Ciserano (Italy) head injury, strangled The victim was a sex worker <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent and living in Italy since 2005. Italian NGO's complained about the <strong>trans</strong>phobic way in which the murder was <strong>reported</strong> in local media. TvT project: Eco di Bergamo, 03.11.2011 & GayWave.it 08.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Moma (Sebastián Manuel González Abad) 35 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2011 Calle 4, La Plata, Buenos Aires (Argentina) strangled La Moma's body was found half-­‐naked and in a state <strong>of</strong> putrefaction on her bed with a scarf around her neck. Her brother called the police. TvT project: El Dia, online journal, 9.11.11 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 29/10/11 Recife, PE (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organisation Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm99


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gabi (Davi) Pereira Dantas 17 27/10/11 Lagar<strong>to</strong>, SE (Brazil) shot Gabi had moved <strong>to</strong> Lagar<strong>to</strong> <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Aracaju shortly before being killed in order <strong>to</strong> work as a cleaner. TvT project: Sergipe Hoje, online portal, 28.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Luis) Chichay Kano ('The Key') 38 24/10/11 Berisso (Argentina) burned The victim was set on fire after a dispute with her partner. She died 8 dies later in the hospital. TvT project: Latin America Current Evenets, 24.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fogao (Adilson) Ferreira Rodrigues 41 24/10/11 Carmo da Mata, MG (Brazil) stabbed Fogao's body was found in the morning in near a gymnasium. Next <strong>to</strong> the body, two knifes and a brick with marks <strong>of</strong> blood were found. TvT project: TV Alterosa, online portal, 24.10.2011; Jornal Fama, online portal, 25.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Malu (Antenor Manoel) dos San<strong>to</strong>s Moraes 34 24/10/11 Avenida Rio Madeira, Por<strong>to</strong> Velho, RO (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker and was stabbed by a supposed client who had already attacked another travesti sex worker several days before. The police was looking for the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. TvT project: Rondoniagora/Jornal Policial, 25.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm100


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dudu (Eduardo) Paixão de Jesus 23 23/10/11 Avenida Radial B, Camaçari, BA (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim had survived an attempted murder the previous year, where Dudu was shot six times. TvT project: Grupo Contra o Preconcei<strong>to</strong>, blog, 24.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 23/10/11 Rua Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Onésimo Silveira, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Two travestis were found dead in a park on 23 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. TvT project: Camacari Noticias/Grupo Contra o Preconcei<strong>to</strong>, 24.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 23/10/11 Rua Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Onésimo Silveira, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Two travestis were found dead in a park on 23 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. TvT project: Camacari Noticias/Grupo Contra o Preconcei<strong>to</strong>, 24.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shelley 'Treasure' Hilliard 19 23/10/11 Detroit (USA) decapitated Shelley Hilliard was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: Detroit News, 10.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Cristian Yoneiker) Torres Escuraima 19 23/10/11 Calle 9, San Cris<strong>to</strong>bal (Venezuela) shot Various <strong>persons</strong> fired shots at a group <strong>of</strong> sex workers in the early morning. 'Cristian' was shot at least 20 times. He had <strong>to</strong>ld a relative that it had occurred several times already that shots had been fired at them only <strong>to</strong> scare them and make them run away. TvT project: La Nacion, online journal, 23.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm101


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Talha 22 22/10/11 Karachi (Pakistan) shot The victim was shot in a shop, when resisting a robbery. TvT project: Daily Times, 23.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Naveena (Preethi) 32 20/10/11 Bangalore, Karnataka (India) stabbed According <strong>to</strong> a witness, Navena was killed by a man called Abdul Farish, who invited her <strong>to</strong> his room <strong>to</strong> have sex with her, and stabbed her four times after she refused. Naveena was taken <strong>to</strong> the Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Hospital where she <strong>reported</strong>ly made a statement <strong>to</strong> the police before dying. TvT project: IBN live, online portal, 2.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 19/10/11 Betim, MG (Brazil) shot TvT project: G online, online portal, 19.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lulu not <strong>reported</strong> 18/10/11 Medellin (Colombia) stabbed TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 17/10/11 Buner (Pakistan) shot The victim was killed with two other people during a private party by militants coming <strong>from</strong> outside <strong>of</strong> the village, who entered the party and opened fire killing three people and injuring two people. The locals said the attack won't affect their morale. Source: TvT project: The Express Tribune, 20.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm102


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rashawn Bernard) Howard 26 17/10/11 Bulloch Street, Savannah, GA (USA) shot The victim, who was <strong>from</strong> Thunderbolt, was shot in the car which then ran in<strong>to</strong> one parked. The victim died in hospital. The court charged then 16 year-­‐old Jarrett Javonte Jones with murder. TvT project: WTOC, online portal, 18.10.2011; Savannah Now, online portal, 19.01.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (José) de Arimatéia da Silva 27 16/10/11 Pa<strong>to</strong>s, PB (Brazil) shot The victim was <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Campina Grande. The mother stated she suspected prejudice <strong>to</strong> be the reason <strong>of</strong> the murder. TvT project: Gay 1, online portal, 17.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Maicon Michel) Cardoso da Silva Westenh<strong>of</strong>en 23 15/10/11 Lajeado, RS (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim's body was found with marks <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture and a stab wound in the chest in the river Taquari. The police belief that the victim was killed on the weekend <strong>of</strong> 15/16 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, as the victim was missing since 15 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. TvT project: Gaze<strong>to</strong> do Sul, online portal, 19.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Elisa Sabatella Brasil 17 15/10/11 Cacoal, RO (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Thonny Hawany, blog, 18.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm103


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Manuel) Vargas Bringas 26 15/10/11 Los Sábalos, Altamira (Mexico) decapitated The victim was stabbed, strangled and beheaded by 21 year-­‐old Jonathan Garcia Hernandez. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r stated he met the victim on the internet and committed the murder because the victim did not pay an amount agreed on for having sex. TvT project: Milenio, online portal, 15.10.2011 & 16.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sandy 27 13/10/11 Itaparica, Vila Velha, ES (Brazil) shot Sandy, who was between 25 and 30 years old, was shot five times by a person on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike at around 8 pm. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, Sandy was <strong>from</strong> the district <strong>of</strong> Terra Vermelha in the same city and had been doing sex work at the location <strong>of</strong> the crime for about a year. TvT project: Folha Vitória, 14.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Astrid Carolina Lopez Ceice 30 13/10/11 Tetuan, Madrid (Spain) stabbed 33 year-­‐old Raul Vega Carvajal confessed having killed Astrid Carolina and buried her in his own backyard. While the confession was made on 3 November, the body had been buried for 15-­‐20 days. Astrid Carolina was a sex worker and Raul Vega Carvajal one <strong>of</strong> her clients. He hit her with a hammer and then stabbed her <strong>to</strong> death with a knife. TvT project: ABC/Diario Digital Transexual, w/d; El Mundo, online portal, 3.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: N.N. 40 10/10/11 General Paz, Córdoba (Argentina) dismembered The victim's body was found in a garbage bag under the table in the apartment <strong>of</strong> 21 year-­‐old Germán Alejo Torres, after neighbours had noticed a strong smell and called the police. The head, arms and legs had been cut <strong>of</strong>f and put on the pavement <strong>to</strong> be picked up by the refuse collection. Torres confessed the crime. The victim could be identified preliminarily due <strong>to</strong> a ta<strong>to</strong>o and was presumably a sex worker. Source: TvT project: La Voz, online journal, 16.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm104


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Joana (Sergio Ricardo) Farias not <strong>reported</strong> 10/10/11 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jefferson) Diogo de Cezaro 23 10/10/11 Rua Ben<strong>to</strong> Gonçalves, Caxias do Sul, RS (Brazil) strangled The victim was strangled and thrown out <strong>of</strong> a car. A witness <strong>reported</strong> the car's plate number <strong>to</strong> the police, who arrested the car owner and a second man. TvT project: Rede Trans, online portal, Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ceci (Rubén Rolando) Montenegro not <strong>reported</strong> 09/10/11 La Banda, Santiago del Estero (Argentina) shot Ceci was a sex worker. She was shot in the head and shoulder in a hostel. Pablo Alejandro Peralta was arrested and charged with murder. TvT project: El Siglo, online portal, 12.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ramazan Cetin 24 06/10/11 Ganziantep (Turkey) shot The victim was shot by her brother in a hospital in front <strong>of</strong> other patients. It was a tranphobic hate crime. The brother confessed <strong>to</strong> the police, that he killed her, becuase she "was engaged in <strong>trans</strong>vestism" and that he "cleansed his honour". The victim was suffering <strong>from</strong> violence <strong>from</strong> her family before. TvT project: TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat & The Advocate, 08.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm105


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paloma (Joaquim) Rodrigues da Cunha 31 05/10/11 Rua Perimetral, Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) run-­‐over by car Paloma was run over by a car. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, she was using crack and, experiencing a psychotic crisis, she threw herself on<strong>to</strong> a highway, where she was killed. A smoking pipe was found nearby that the police belief belonged <strong>to</strong> Paloma. TvT project: Jangadeiro, online portal, 6.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tierrita (José Manuel Concepción) 25 04/10/11 Avenida San Martin, San<strong>to</strong> Domingo (Dominican Republic) stabbed Tierrita was a sex worker and lived in the district <strong>of</strong> Villa Mella. TvT project: El Nacional, online journal, 5.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paloma Perez 31 03/10/11 San Juan de Miraflores, Lima (Peru) strangled The victim's body was found under a bridge in a garbage bag and showed signs <strong>of</strong> utter cruelity. After strangling the victim, the perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs stabbed, beheaded and burnt the victim's body. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Nuevo Ojo, online portal, 3.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 03/10/11 Avenida Sabaneta, Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela) stabbed The victim's body was found naked and covered with litter bags in a canal, showing stab wounds in the chest, arms, hands and knees. The authorities belief the killing was committed in a different location. TvT project: Noticia al Dia, online journal, 4.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm106


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Helio) Pereira Menezes 28 02/10/11 Araripina, PE (Brazil) beaten The victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death and parts <strong>of</strong> the body burnt. TvT project: Gay1, online portal, 5.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 26 28/09/11 Nova Serrana, MG (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/09/11 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) beaten The victim's body was found in the morning at a bus s<strong>to</strong>p. TvT project: Ultimo Segundo, online portal, 22.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Nihat Kurt) 39 22/09/11 Basaksehir, Istanbul (Turkey) stabbed The victim's body was found dead and naked in the own apartment on 25 September 2011 but had been dead for three days already. The victim had been stabbed three times in the chest, legs and heart. TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 20/09/11 Boa Viagem, Recife, PE (Brazil) beaten The victim was a sex worker and her body was found on a beach with marks <strong>of</strong> beatings on the head. TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, online portal, Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2011; Mix Brasil, online portal, 28.09.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm107


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gabrielle (Darius) Frazier not <strong>reported</strong> 20/09/11 Birmingham, AL (USA) shot The victim was killed at point-­‐blank. TvT project: WBRC, online portal, 1.03.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lucie Parkin not <strong>reported</strong> 20/09/11 Hayward, California (USA) shot The police said that the victim was killed, because she owned the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r money. TvT project: The Advocate, 27.10.2011 & Oakland Tribune 27.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Denisse (Adolfo Rivera Hurtado) 40 19/09/11 Galeana, Zacatepec (Mexico) stabbed La Denisse was <strong>from</strong> Tlaltizapán. She was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death in a bar in the early morning and died in hospital. It is <strong>reported</strong> that she had been arguing with a man who had beaten a woman. The man left the bar and came back and stabbed La Denisse in the back. TvT project: Diario de los Morelos, online journal, 20.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Shamir Mussan) 32 18/09/11 Volcy-­‐Pougnet Street, Port-­‐Louis (Mauritius) stabbed The victim was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death in front <strong>of</strong> her own apartment by a one <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong> men. They came <strong>to</strong> 'teach her a lesson' after the victim and her partner had an argument with a group <strong>of</strong> people earlier the same day. The police arrested nine suspects. TvT project: Maurinews, online portal, 20.09.2011; Le Mauricien, online portal, 3.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm108


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Wiji) Subekti 60 17/09/11 Kediri (Indonesia) poisoned The victim was poisoned by a 24year old man called Mujian<strong>to</strong>, when having dinner with him at a street stall. Mujian<strong>to</strong> is suspected <strong>of</strong> poisoning 15 gay people and murdering 5 <strong>of</strong> them. TvT project: The Jakarta Post 20.02.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brigitte not <strong>reported</strong> 17/09/11 Boca del Rio, Veracruz (Venezuela) shot Brigitte was a prominent sex worker in Veracruz. According <strong>to</strong> a report that was not <strong>of</strong>ficially confirmed, Brigitte was killed in an apartment in the district <strong>of</strong> Boca del Rio. TvT project: Terra, online portal, 21.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jorge Alexis) Ortiz Hernández not <strong>reported</strong> 17/09/11 San Cris<strong>to</strong>bal (Venezuela) shot Two men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike fired numerous shots in the early morning at a group <strong>of</strong> <strong>trans</strong> women who were sex workers, killing one and injuring two, the 18 year-­‐old 'Jhon Jairo Rodriguez' and 19 year-­‐old 'Yeritson Camacho'. The authorities consider 'homophobia' <strong>to</strong> be a possible motif <strong>of</strong> the attack. TvT project: La Nacion, online journal, 19.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Akeem) Laurel 27 16/09/11 West 38th Street, Savannah, GA (USA) shot TvT project: The Coastal Sourca, online portal, 20.10.2011; Savannah Morning News, 19.09.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm109


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Carlos Eduardo) Ferreira de Oliveira 31 12/09/11 Rua Dr Otávio Tarquino, Nova Iguacu, RJ (Brazil) shot TvT project: Bandeira G, online portal, 22.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gaurav Gopalan 35 10/09/11 Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. (USA) head injury The victim was <strong>of</strong> Tibentan ancestry. The killing was the fourth in a series <strong>of</strong> attacks against <strong>trans</strong> people in Washing<strong>to</strong>n. Two days later another <strong>trans</strong> woman was shot and survived. TvT project: TvT research; The Advocate, 12.09.2011, Metro weekly, 20.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Simone (Carleone) San<strong>to</strong>s Rodrigues 26 09/09/11 Eunapolis, BA (Brazil) stabbed Simone was a sex worker. Two men were seen entering her apartment at around 5 pm and leaving again with blood on their hands. The police was called at 5.40 pm, and arrived only around 9 pm. Simone was stabbed at least 17 times. TvT project: Atlantica News, online portal, September 2011; Ocorrencia Policial Bahia, blog, 10.09.2011; Rota 51, online portal, 9.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Renata Desirree 18 08/09/11 São Raimundo Nona<strong>to</strong>, PI (Brazil) shot Renata Desirre was found dead on a highway. TvT project: Sobral 24 Horas, online portal, 9.09.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm110


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luana (Wagner) de Oliveira Batista 25 08/09/11 Rondonopolis, MT (Brazil) strangled Luana was a sex worker. Her body was found with marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation and a cut in the neck in a park. TvT project: Clique F 5, online portal, 9.09.2011; 24 Horas News, 9.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Suzi (Benedi<strong>to</strong>) Divino da Silva 54 08/09/11 Nova Fatima, PR (Brazil) strangled, stabbed Suzi worked at night clubs. Her body was found with marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation and stab wounds in the morning <strong>of</strong> 8 September. TvT project: Radio Web, online portal, 9.09.11; Anunci Facil, online portal, 9.09.11 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 07/09/11 Santa Branca, Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) stabbed The victim entered a motel with a man, supposedly a client, around 2 am but shortly after went <strong>to</strong> the reception as she had been stabbed in<strong>to</strong> the neck and the back. The emergency came, but the victim died on the location. TvT project: Em, online portal, 7.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila not <strong>reported</strong> 06/09/11 Bairro Francisco An<strong>to</strong>nio Zea, Medellin (Colombia) shot TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 Name: Adriana Age: not <strong>reported</strong> Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 05/09/11 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, BA (Brazil) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: beaten Remarks: Adriana was severely beaten in the early morning <strong>of</strong> 5 September. She was taken <strong>to</strong> an emergency station but had already died when arriving there. Source: TvT project: Mural do Oeste, online portal, 5.09.11 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm111


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La China (Alejandro Ismael) Saucedo Rodriguez 20 05/09/11 La Presa, Aguascalientes (Mexico) beaten La China's body was found floating in the lake La Presa, showing wounds <strong>of</strong> blows on the head. La China was a sex worker and had last been seen entering the park with a potential client on 5 September at around 8.30 pm. TvT project: Aguas Digital, 8.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Víc<strong>to</strong>r Manuel) Ulloa Morales 39 31/08/11 Santa Cruz de Yojoa (Honduras) not <strong>reported</strong> Unknown <strong>persons</strong> forcefully entered the victim's apartment in the early morning and shot the victim in the head. TvT project: El Heraldo, online journal, 1.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Suzie (Lionel) Morl 49 August, 2011 Manchester (UK) stabbed Suzie was killed by a couple <strong>of</strong> drug addicts who killed her, stuffed her body in a suitcase and then let her rot in their own bathroom. At court they confessed that they killed her <strong>to</strong> steal money <strong>to</strong> buy drugs. They were jailed for life for murder in July 2012. TvT project: Mirror 13.06.2012; Daily Mail 06.07.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> August, 2011 Chennai (India) s<strong>to</strong>ned The alleged murderer was a 33 year-­‐old man, who was arrested by the police. TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India 25.08.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm112


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 35 24/08/11 17. Arrondissement, Paris (France) stabbed The victim's body was found with several stab wounds in the own apartment at around 2 am. The victim was a sex worker and in their 30s. TvT project: Le Parisien, online portal, 24.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Frutera (Ender An<strong>to</strong>nio Serrano Rodríguez) 18 21/08/11 Libertador, Merida, Venezuela (Venezuela) shot La Frutera was <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> El Virgia and used <strong>to</strong> come <strong>to</strong> Merida for sex work work. She was shot in the back at 11:40 pm by unknown <strong>persons</strong>. Friends and family members lamented that another killing had already taken place nearby and that the sex workers frequently receive 'homophobic' shouts. TvT project: El Diario de los Andes, online journal, 23.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Roberta (Alber<strong>to</strong>) Machado Amorim 21 20/08/11 Santa Luzia, MG (Brazil) stabbed According <strong>to</strong> the police, six men, among them Roberta's ex boyfriend Tata (Edmar Antunes de Jesus), surprised Roberta at home and <strong>to</strong>rtured her in order <strong>to</strong> get money that she and Tata had gained <strong>from</strong> selling a house. After three hours <strong>of</strong> using extreme forms <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture, the men killed Roberta. While the five other men were arrested, Tata was still fugitive. TvT project: Canal Reis, online portal, w/o date; Gterra, online portal, 16.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 29 20/08/11 Tiquisate, Escuintla (Guatemala) stabbed The victim was around 29 years old. The body was found with stab wounds and marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation near a cart track. As the victim did not have any relatives in the area, neighours suspect that she was <strong>from</strong> El Salvador. She was last seen on the night <strong>of</strong> 19 August in a disco, and some <strong>persons</strong>, who were possibly the perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs, picked her up. According <strong>to</strong> the authorities, her body showed signs <strong>of</strong> sexual abuse. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Prensa Libre, online portal, 20.8.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm113


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Baby (Alexandro) Lourenço Gonçalves 18 17/08/11 São José, João Pessoa, PB (Brazil) shot Baby was shot by a woman on 16 August after an argument they had during a music event. She died the following day in hospital. TvT project: Espresso PB, online portal, 17.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Wajahat 21 14/08/11 Karachi, Pakistan (Pakistan) shot Wajahat, a <strong>trans</strong>gender woman, was shot <strong>to</strong>gether with her partner after the two decided <strong>to</strong> marry by two men who entered their house and shot them <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: The News, 15.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 11/08/11 Tlalpan, Distri<strong>to</strong> Federal (Mexico) burned The victims body was found partly burnt near a highway. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Prensa, online portal, 11.8.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yelkin Nikley Jimenez 25 08/08/11 Maicao (Colombia) shot Yelkin was a leader in the local LGBT community. She was shot <strong>to</strong>gether with another community member, Jonathan Chinchia Manga. It is <strong>reported</strong> that they were in a group <strong>of</strong> young LGBT people that were caught in the middle <strong>of</strong> a gang feud. TvT project: El Informador, online portal, 9.08.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm114


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/08/11 Recife, PE (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/08/11 Rua Sílvia, Piedade, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: O Globo, online portal, 6.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/08/11 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga (Mexico) burned The victim's body was found buring in the early morning on a street. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Informador, online portal, 7.8.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila Guzman 38 01/08/11 New York City, USA (USA) stabbed Camila was a sex worker. Camila's body was found with several stabs in her back. Her boyfriend confessed the murder. The relationship was described as abusive, e.g. the boyfriend s<strong>to</strong>le items <strong>from</strong> Camila. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: The Advocate, 23.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Zabi not <strong>reported</strong> July, 2011 Kabul (Afghanistan) dismembered Zabi was dismembered after she had danced on a wedding. Her remains were sent <strong>to</strong> her family. TvT project: Memorias 2011, TDOR Facebook page, 11.07.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm115


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 64 July, 2011 Cabrera d'Anoia, Spain (Spain) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was <strong>murdered</strong> by her husband, who pretended that she was alive, faking mobile phone calls and reporting her missing in February 2012. TvT project: El Pais 13.06.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Didem 26 31/07/11 Istanbul (Turkey) not <strong>reported</strong> The murderer was a 26 year-­‐old man, who met with Didem on facebook and agreed <strong>to</strong> have sex by paying her. He was caught by the police and confessed: "I thought that she was a woman, but she was a <strong>trans</strong> person. After learning this, I killed her." TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nela (Manuel) de Jesus Erazo Ramírez 25 22/07/11 Villanueva, Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot Nela was shot around 3 am near the place where she lived, on the way home <strong>from</strong> a party. She was a member <strong>of</strong> the local organisation Crisalidas-­‐Trans Palada that had been founded several months earlier. TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 23.07.2011; La Tribuna / Puro Chuky, blog, w/d Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Samantha (Jesus Nazareth Rondon) 24 22/07/11 Avenida Libertador, Los Jabillos, Caracas (Venezuela) shot Samantha had moved <strong>to</strong> Caracas <strong>from</strong> Margarita several months ago and worked in the beauty industry. She had been with her friend Brenda on Avenida Libertador in the early morning. Brenda left <strong>to</strong> get some drinks, and when she returned, Samantha had disappeared. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a person in a car had come by and kidnapped Samantha. She was shot six times and s<strong>to</strong>len numerous belongings. Brenda <strong>reported</strong> that Samantha had been beaten before after leaving work because she was <strong>trans</strong>gender. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Universal, online portal, 24.7.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm116


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lashai Mclean 24 20/07/11 Washing<strong>to</strong>n, USA (USA) shot Lashai was shot by two men at a sex worker's place. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: Washing<strong>to</strong>n Blade, 25.07.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 18/07/11 Zona 5, Guatemala City (Guatemala) shot The victim was approximately 25 years old and died in hospital <strong>from</strong> shots in the head, shoulder and hand. According <strong>to</strong> first-­‐aiders, the victim did not live in the area and was shot point-­‐blank by unknown <strong>persons</strong> who fled the scene. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Prensa Libre, online portal, 18.7.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Val (Valter Felipe) de Souza 27 17/07/11 Ariquemes, RO (Brazil) shot Val was at a bar dancing with friends in the afternoon when two men drove by on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike and fired shots at them. Two <strong>persons</strong> got hit and injured and Val was shot <strong>to</strong> death. The police assume prejudice against LGBT people <strong>to</strong> be a possible reason for the crime. TvT project: Folha de Rondonia, online portal, 21.07.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shayara (Johny) Soares Santana Pereira 22 16/07/11 Rua Nair Silva, Belford Roxo, RJ (Brazil) beaten Shayara was a sex worker and clubbed <strong>to</strong> death in the early morning. After her death, family members started a public campaign, since the police did not seem <strong>to</strong> be investigating the crime seriously. TvT project: R7 Videos, online portal, 12.11.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm117


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cinthia (Rober<strong>to</strong> Marcelino) Gonzalez Garrido Rodriguez 46 14/07/11 El Loa, Calama (Chile) stabbed Cinthia's body was found with a gash in the neck three days after she had disappeared in an space she rented in the city <strong>of</strong> El Loa. A young man was arrested and suspected the crime. He worked in for a contract firm and was <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have a problem with drugs. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; En Sentido Contrario, online portal, 14.7.2011; Emol Chile, online portal, 14.7.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 12/07/11 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Agnaldo) Araujo Lopes 27 06/07/11 Vilhena, RO (Brazil) shot The victim's body was found on a bridge with a gunshot in the head. The victim was <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Rio Branco/Acre but worked in Vilhena and will be buried locally. TvT project: Rondonia Livre, online portal, 12.11.2011; Mortal e Curioso, online portal, 7.07.2011; Extra de Rondonia / Guarda Noturno CDD, blog, 8.7.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Thalia not <strong>reported</strong> 06/07/11 Chihuahua, Chihuahua (Mexico) shot Numerous shots were fired <strong>from</strong> a passing car at Thalia and other <strong>trans</strong> women that were <strong>to</strong>gether with her. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm118


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> June, 2011 Natal, RN (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Tribuna do Norte, online journal, 21.06.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> June, 2011 Natal, RN (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Tribuna do Norte, online journal, 21.6.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Casandra (Marco Fidel Luján) Hernández not <strong>reported</strong> 30/06/11 Calarca, Quindio (Colombia) shot According <strong>to</strong> one hypothesis, Casandra was killed because she had witnessed another homicide. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Cronica del Quindio, online portal, w/o date Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: "Nieves" Toledo not <strong>reported</strong> 29/06/11 Caloocan (Philippines) shot The victim was described as a <strong>trans</strong> man. TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karla 25 27/06/11 Juarez, Nuevo Leon (Mexico) beaten Karla was severely beaten on the head. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm119


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 20/06/11 Kazan, Moscow (Russia) throat-­‐cut The victim's mutilated body was found on 24 June near Kazan railroad. The experts determined that the murder happened on the 20th or 21st. Presumably, the victim was stunned by two or three head punches, and then the killer cut the throat. TvT project: LGBT Asylum News, blog, 27.06.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 19/06/11 Sabaneta, Maracaibo (Venezuela) beaten The police suspect that the perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong>ok the victim <strong>to</strong> the location <strong>of</strong> the killling, and when the victim resisted hit the victim <strong>to</strong> death with s<strong>to</strong>nes. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Noticia Al Dia, online portal, 19.6.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kenia (Lineker) Silva Nascimen<strong>to</strong> 21 18/06/11 Av. Deodoro da Fonseca, Natal, RN (Brazil) shot The killing happened at around 8.30 pm. The victim was on the intersection <strong>of</strong> Avenida Deodoro da Fonseca and General Osorio in Natal as a car approached and one <strong>of</strong> three <strong>persons</strong> fired shots at the victim, who died on the location. One <strong>of</strong> the lines the police are investigating is homophobia. TvT project: Tribuna do Norte, online journal, 21.6.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Nathan Eugene) Davis 44 13/06/11 Northborough Drive, Hous<strong>to</strong>n, TX (USA) shot The victim was shot in the head near an apartment block where the victim was <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have worked as a sex worker. The body was found near an apartment complex dumpster. The police have released a sketch <strong>of</strong> the alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, who is assumed <strong>to</strong> be a man in his late 20s <strong>to</strong> early 30s. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: Hous<strong>to</strong>n Press, blog, 13.6.2011, 14,6.2011; Click 2 Hous<strong>to</strong>n, online portal, 13.6.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm120


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla (Juan Carlos) Tovar Cardenas 30 12/06/11 Tala, Jalisco (Mexico) stabbed Carla's body was found around a week after she disappeared. Her body showed marks <strong>of</strong> multiple stabs and severe beatings. Three adolescents <strong>of</strong> 14 and 16 years <strong>of</strong> age were arrested and faced charges. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Occidental, online portal, 12.6.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Medipalli Prasad 30 09/06/11 Vusakhapatnam (India) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was described as a hijra, who was found hands and legs tied <strong>to</strong> a boat at a beach. The two murderers confessed the crime. One <strong>of</strong> them declared, that the victim used <strong>to</strong> tell the locals that he was her husband. TvT project: Bay News: 24.08.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mailda dos San<strong>to</strong>s (Maria do Bairro) 25 08/06/11 Lagoa Encantada, Cuiaba, MT (Brazil) beaten Mailda's body was found by a student who called the police. The circumstances <strong>of</strong> the murder are <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have been similar <strong>to</strong> the murder <strong>of</strong> Alicinha, which occurred on 28 May 2011 in the same area <strong>of</strong> Cuiaba. TvT project: Gay 1 online portal, 9.6.11, 14.6.2011. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karlota (Carlos Alfredo Gomez Pena) 19 06/06/11 Condado, Santurce (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) shot Before Karlota was killed, two <strong>persons</strong> in an old car approached several <strong>trans</strong> women whether they had seen Karlota. One <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> women <strong>reported</strong> that one <strong>of</strong> the individuals showed a firearm <strong>to</strong> the ones they asked. Nobody informed the police. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Nuevo Dia, online portal, 6.6.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm121


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 03/06/11 Poncitlan, Jalisco (Mexico) shot The victim was around 30 years old and, according <strong>to</strong> witnesses, was shot by the driver <strong>of</strong> a black Ford Lobo, who after committing the killing fled the scene. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Mileno, online portal, 3.6.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Matilde (Josimar) 25 02/06/11 Ampliación Las Bajadas, Veracruz (Mexico) beaten The victim was around 25 years old. The body was found on the morning <strong>of</strong> 2 June on a piece <strong>of</strong> wasteland. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Tarde, online portal, 2.6.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 01/06/11 Goiandia, GO (Brazil) decapitated TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Levinha 31 31/05/11 Salvador, BA (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> According <strong>to</strong> Grupo Gay da Bahia, the murder was based on 'homophobia'. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Alexandre dos Anjos) 36 31/05/11 Itamaraju, BA (Brazil) beaten The victim's body was found naked with a piece <strong>of</strong> wood next <strong>to</strong> it that had been used <strong>to</strong> kill the victim. TvT project: Jorge Quixabeira, online portal, 31.05.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm122


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Laísa (Genil<strong>to</strong>n) Pereira de Lima 22 May, 2011 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) shot The victim had been missing since 24 April 2012. On 29 May, family members learned that she was dead. TvT project: Jornal de Hoje, online portal, 23.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Comadre Zezinha (José Sebastiao) Ferreira da Silva 32 May, 2011 Lajedo, PE (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned, beaten The body <strong>of</strong> the victim, who had been missing since 7 May 2012, was found on 11 May. Three young men were arrested, one <strong>of</strong> whom confessed the crime, stating the reason for the killing was that the victim owed him money for sexual services. TvT project: Jornal de Toritama, 11.05.2012 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Deniz Cigli not <strong>reported</strong> May, 2011 Antalya (Turkey) beaten TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rober<strong>to</strong> Confessor da Silva) 28 29/05/11 Mangabeira, João Pessoa, PB (Brazil) shot The victim was killed with two gunshots in the early morning when returning home. According <strong>to</strong> locals, the alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r had a sexual relationship with the victim. TvT project: Paraiba News, online portal, 18.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm123


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alicinha (Alisson Otavio) da Cruz 20 28/05/11 Tres Lagoas, Cuiaba, MT (Brazil) strangled Alicinha's body was found in a stream in a state <strong>of</strong> decay with marks <strong>of</strong> strangling on the neck in the stream Gumita. Alicinha's body had additionally been dragged by a car and then been thrown in<strong>to</strong> a sewer. The police were investigating for homophobia and drug-­‐related vengeance. They relate the case <strong>to</strong> the murder <strong>of</strong> Mailda dos San<strong>to</strong>s, which happened on 8 June 2011 in the same area <strong>of</strong> Cuiaba. TvT project: Gay 1 online portal, 30.5.11, 14.6.2011. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alison Pereira Cabral dos Anjos (Camile) 23 26/05/11 Rua Dou<strong>to</strong>r Edgard Teotônio Santana, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) shot Alison was shot by a client at around 8.30 pm. She <strong>reported</strong>ly owed him 10 reais as she did not have change when he paid. The man came back with a gun and shot her at least seven times. A witness <strong>reported</strong> the license plate <strong>of</strong> the mo<strong>to</strong>rcycle on which the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r fled. TvT project: estadao/Sao Paulo, online portal, 27.5.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Milda Rusel Aguilar Donis) 32 24/05/11 Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa (Guatemala) shot The victim was shot as several <strong>persons</strong> attacked a group standing in front <strong>of</strong> a bar. A woman, the bar owner, was also killed. Another man was injured. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Pagina online portal, 21.5.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paloma not <strong>reported</strong> 21/05/11 Rua Landulfo Alves, Itaguaí, RJ (Brazil) beaten Paloma was a young travesti. She was clubbed <strong>to</strong> death in the bathroom <strong>of</strong> a construction site. TvT project: Journal Atual, online portal, 5.08.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm124


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Monica (Javier Ernes<strong>to</strong>) Elizondo not <strong>reported</strong> 21/05/11 Mejicanos, San Salvador (El Salvador) shot Monica was shot while riding on a public bus. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Prensa Libre, online portal, 24.5.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 18/05/11 Engenheiro Domingos Ferreira, Recife, PE (Brazil) beaten TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, online portal, 18.05.11 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jenny not <strong>reported</strong> 13/05/11 Occidental Mindoro (Philippines) not <strong>reported</strong> The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luisa Nicol (Luis Alber<strong>to</strong>) Valera 18 13/05/11 El Rosal (Venezuela) stabbed Luisa's alleged murderers were arrested. They belong <strong>to</strong> a gang that exploits <strong>trans</strong> and gay sex workers. TvT project: Venezuela Diversa, 14.05.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm125


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Felipe Rober<strong>to</strong>) de Freitas Silva 18 12/05/11 Lagoa Santa, MG (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the victim was at home when two men came in order <strong>to</strong> kill the victim. The victim, according <strong>to</strong> the report, went <strong>to</strong> get a two year-­‐old child so that the men would not shoot, but they shot nonetheless, injuring the child as well as her grandmother who tried <strong>to</strong> protect the child, and killing the victim. Due <strong>to</strong> information given by the victim's father and further reports, the police suspect a relation <strong>to</strong> drug trafficking. TvT project: Record Minas, online portal, 12.05.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 11/05/11 Rua Servidão Dois, Contagem, MG (Brazil) shot The vicitm's body was found with gunshots in the head and leg on a street. It is assumed that the killing happened in a different location. TvT project: Hoje em Dia, online portal, 11.05.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Naomi (Leonel Carmona Adames) 27 05/05/11 El Batey, Sosua, Puer<strong>to</strong> Plata (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> Naomis body was found in a pool <strong>of</strong> blood, a 5 gallon gas container standing next <strong>to</strong> her head. TvT project: Jancavacs, online portal, 6.5.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carlos Canlas 29 02/05/11 General San<strong>to</strong>s City (Philippines) stabbed The victim was found with her face mutulated with stabbing. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm126


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Preta Gil (Andrey) Barbosa 15 01/05/11 Ambai, Nova Iguacu, RJ (Brazil) beaten, hanged TvT project: Blog do Pablo, blog, 23.06.2011; Grupo 28 de Junho, LGBT group/Eugenhio 28, blog, 20.06.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jean Carlos Pereira da Silva) 39 01/05/11 Tapera de Cima, CE (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death in the back with a knife in front <strong>of</strong> a bar. According <strong>to</strong> the police various <strong>persons</strong> had been in the bar drinking and after the victim s<strong>to</strong>le 10 reais <strong>from</strong> a man there was a short discussion. After several hours, the victim left <strong>to</strong>wards home and José Ronaldo de Almeida, 32, who had been waiting in a thicket <strong>reported</strong>ly committed the crime. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r fled the scene. TvT project: CNews, online portal, 2.5.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Barbara (Abraham Lopez Lezama) 25 01/05/11 San Andres Cholula, Puebla (Mexico) beaten The victim was a sex worker and was killed in her own apartment by a client who beat her with a shoe, strangled her and gave her a deadly blow on the head. She was found dead by a friend, also a travesti, who informed the authorities. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r fled the apartment but has been identified by the police. TvT project: E-­‐consulta, online portal/Fo<strong>to</strong> Agencia Enfoque, 1.5.2011, En Interiores, online portal, 1.5.2011; TvT partner organisation: TVMex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 30/04/11 La Laja, Acapulco (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was found stuffed in<strong>to</strong> the trunk <strong>of</strong> an au<strong>to</strong>mobile. TvT project: Real Acapulco News, 01.05.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm127


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kimberly Rubí Bianconi López 17 30/04/11 Avenida Las Acacias, Caracas (Venezuela) stabbed Kimberly had moved <strong>to</strong> Caracas a year before she was killed, where she worked first as a hairdresser and then in a perfumery. She was killed in the early morning <strong>of</strong> 30 April <strong>to</strong>gether with a friend <strong>of</strong> hers, another travesti called La Dominicana. Both had been seen entering a blue Chevrolet Aveo and being pushed out half an hour later. A men was also seen leaving the car, who the police belief <strong>to</strong> be the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. TvT project: Diario Digital Transexual, online portal, 9.5.2011, El Nacional, online journal, 19.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Domenicana not <strong>reported</strong> 30/04/11 Avenida Las Acacias, Caracas (Venezuela) stabbed La Domenicana worked in a perfumery. She was killed in the early morning <strong>of</strong> 30 April <strong>to</strong>gether with a friend <strong>of</strong> hers, another travesti called Kimberly. Both had been seen entering a blue Chevrolet Aveo and being pushed out half an hour later. A men was also seen leaving the car, who the police belief <strong>to</strong> be the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r. TvT project: Diario Digital Transexual, online portal, 9.5.2011, El Nacional, online journal, 19.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ale (Gustavo Yagualca) 24 27/04/11 Buenos Aires (Argentina) strangled Ale was a sex worker and found dead hung on a tree on the San Bernardo hill. Although the police investigated the case as a possible homicide, there are indications that it was a murder and other travestis and collegues <strong>of</strong> Ale believe that Ale was killed. TvT project: El Tribuno, online portal, 28.4.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm128


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bibi (Mauricio) not <strong>reported</strong> 27/04/11 Sao Pedro, Ji-­‐Parana, RO (Brazil) stabbed Bibi was killed in around 3:30 am in an apartment, but no details are <strong>reported</strong> as <strong>to</strong> how she got there or whose apartment it was. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, Bibi, who was a sex worker, left with a trucker and did not return <strong>to</strong> the place near a petrol station where she used <strong>to</strong> stand. TvT project: Rondonia ao Vivo, online portal, 27.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 19/04/11 Chotepe (Honduras) stabbed The victim's body was found on 23 April 2011 in a state <strong>of</strong> decay wrapped in a bag and with the little finger <strong>of</strong> the left hand cut <strong>of</strong>f. Forensic authorities estimate the killing <strong>to</strong> have happened on 19 April. The body was found in Chotepe, which is near the city <strong>of</strong> San Pedro Sula, where on 17 <strong>January</strong> 2011 the travesti Fergie was killed. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Tribuna online portal, 23.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Narin B. 36 19/04/11 Karabaglar, Izmir (Turkey) shot The victim was a sex worker. She was <strong>reported</strong>ly attacked by two men who did not want any sex workers in their area. She was taken <strong>to</strong> hospital shortly after the gunshot, but died before reaching the hospital. Other <strong>trans</strong>women, M. K., 26, and Y. E.,36, were injured and taken <strong>to</strong> hospital. The attackers were arrested by the police. TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara; TvT project: Haber 3, online portal, 19.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cristal Sodi (David Reyes) 18 18/04/11 Bajos de Haina (Dominican Republic) burned Cristals body was found burnt in her own apartment. Relatives believe that Cristal was <strong>murdered</strong>. TvT project: Telenoticias/Youtube, 18.4.2011; TRANSSA website (<strong>trans</strong> organization) 20.4.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm129


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Waseem 28 16/04/11 Hyderabad (Pakistan) strangled TvT project: Dawn News, 18.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kali 32 16/04/11 Hyderabad (Pakistan) throat-­‐cut TvT project: Dawn News, 18.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 40 16/04/11 Nonghan (Thailand) beaten The victim was described as a ladyboy who was attacked and chased by four teenagers (ages16, 16, 18, 19), who beat her with a beer bottle, a hammer, and bamboo sticks, then poured gas on her. TvT project: Udon Map 17.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Inete (Daniel Oliveira Felipe) 24 15/04/11 Rua Pres. Joao Pessoa, Campina Grande, PB (Brazil) stabbed Inete was a sex worker. She was stabbed around 30 times and died on the street. A CCTV camera recorded how four men came out <strong>of</strong> a car and then chased and attacked Inete. The police arrested a 42 year-­‐old and a 25 year-­‐old man and a 17 year-­‐old adolescent and are looking a further man. The adolescent confessed the crime. The police assume that vengance was the motive, based on the perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs' statement. TvT project: Gay 1 online portal, 15.4.2011, UOL online portal, 18.4.2011; PB Agora online portal, 29.4.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm130


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Armando Cabrera Martinez) 37 15/04/11 San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla (Mexico) beaten The victim's body was found in a river in very dark water with a big s<strong>to</strong>ne on the head. The victim had been stabbed in the neck and the face was smashed with a very heavy s<strong>to</strong>ne. The medical experts also found injuries that suggest that the victim was <strong>to</strong>rtured and violated by homophobic <strong>persons</strong> before being killed. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Despertar, online portal, 19.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Beyonce (Andre Luis) Nascimen<strong>to</strong> dos San<strong>to</strong>s 30 14/04/11 Avenida Dorival Caymmi, Itapua, Salvador da Bahia, BA (Brazil) shot The victim was shot in the thigh at around 5 am by two men in a passing car. The victim was taken <strong>to</strong> an emergency station, but the bullet hit a femoral vein causing death. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011); Correio 24 Horas, online portal, 14.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rafaela Thompson (Heliu Pereira Dantas) 28 11/04/11 Av. An<strong>to</strong>nio Quintino Gomes, Vilhena, RO (Brazil) strangled Rafaela's body was found partly naked on 11 April and seems <strong>to</strong> have been strangled with a piece <strong>of</strong> cloth. According <strong>to</strong> the police, Rafaela had gone out with a man at around 11:30 pm on the 10th in order <strong>to</strong> by a bottle <strong>of</strong> liquor. She had been known since she appeared in the film "O que há por tras?" ("What's behind?") produced in 2009 by local students <strong>of</strong> social communication. TvT project: Rondonia Vip, online portal, 11.4.2011, Folha de Vilhena, 11.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paulinha (Paulo) César de Oliveira 31 09/04/11 Campos Gerais, MG (Brazil) stabbed Paulihna was <strong>murdered</strong> in a brutal way with 31 knife stabs in different body parts. She was <strong>reported</strong>ly a well-­‐known charwoman who worked for several established families in the <strong>to</strong>wn. TvT project: MGA, online portal, 13.04.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm131


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Grace (Eroni) da Silva 36 06/04/11 Avenida Valdomiro Cândido dos Reis, Capão da Canoa, RS (Brazil) shot Grace was shot <strong>to</strong> death at around 5 pm with six gun shots. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a man approached Grace and fired the shots and left as if nothing had happened. TvT project: Literal em Movimen<strong>to</strong>, online portal, 7.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Zharick (Jeison Andres Molano) 18 06/04/11 Bogota (Colombia) strangled Zharick was killed in her own apartment around 10.30 am. A man <strong>from</strong> the same building, with whom Zharick had had a relationship, had come by in the early in a drunken state and after a discussion strangled Zharick with a DVD cable. It is assumed that the murder might be related <strong>to</strong> robbery, as Zharick is <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have <strong>to</strong>ld her mother two days earlier that she withdrew three million pesos for a nose operation, which was not found after the crime along with some valuable objects. TvT project: Qhubo Ibague, blog, 11.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 02/04/11 Travessa Herdy, Cubango, Niterói (Brazil) shot The victim was shot around ten times. TvT project: O Fluminense, online journal, 2.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> March, 2011 Manaus, AM (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: D24AM, online portal/Movimen<strong>to</strong> de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (GLBTT) do Amazonas, 10.4.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm132


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> March, 2011 Anama, AM (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: D24AM, online portal/Movimen<strong>to</strong> de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (GLBTT) do Amazonas, 10.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> March, 2011 Anori, AM (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: D24AM, online portal/Movimen<strong>to</strong> de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (GLBTT) do Amazonas, 10.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brenda Vanessa Viveros Peralta not <strong>reported</strong> 29/03/11 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) stabbed Brenda was stylist. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Leidy Garcia 36 27/03/11 Bogota (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was <strong>of</strong> Ecuadorian descent. TvT project: El Tiempo 30.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Jessica 21 27/03/11 Santa Fe, Bogota (Colombia) stabbed/denial <strong>of</strong> medical care Jessica was a sex worker. According <strong>to</strong> colleagues, she was on the street with other sex workers when a person came near and called her. As Jessica went over, the person stabbed her with a knife three times and fled. Her colleagues brought her <strong>to</strong> hospital, where she <strong>reported</strong>ly was not provided immediate treatment and died. Source: TvT project: La Voz, online journal, 27.3.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm133


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 19 24/03/11 Bello, Medellin (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim's body was found in the sec<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Tubo in Bello Oriente. The victim was about 17 <strong>to</strong> 20 years old. TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 23/03/11 Tepoztlán, Morelos (Mexico) beaten The victim's body was found in a deserted area. The death resulted <strong>from</strong> severe blows on the head with a hard object. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Diario de Morelos, online journal, 24.3.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Marcos Jose Pereira da Silva) 32 22/03/11 Ibura, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. She was <strong>to</strong>rtured, <strong>to</strong>gether with her partner Jaime, for around one hour inside their own apartment. They were subsequently dragged outside and shot several times. Jaime managed <strong>to</strong> escape and survived with two shots in the arm. According <strong>to</strong> the victim's mother, who lives nearby, six men and two women had entered their apartment after breaking the door. TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, online portal, March 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Osimar Sebastião de Souza Júnior) 23 21/03/11 Passos, MG (Brazil) stabbed The victim's body was found by firemen on a street in the neighbourhood <strong>of</strong> Novo Horizonte. The victim died when entering in<strong>to</strong> hospital. TvT project: Serra da Aguas, online portal, 23.03.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm134


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ece Serif Remzi Pulat 30 21/03/11 Aliaga, Izmir (Turkey) dismembered The victim was found dead on a street with her legs and head cut <strong>of</strong>f <strong>from</strong> her body. TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara; TvT project: Toplis, online portal, 28.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 19/03/11 Calle Libertad, Chihuahua (Mexico) shot The victim was shot <strong>to</strong> death point-­‐blank along with a man. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Mexicano, online portal, 19.3.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 18/03/11 Sumaré, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was shot four times in the head and back during daytime. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a man fired shots <strong>from</strong> a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike and fled the scene. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Universogay, online portal, 18.3.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Javier Ortega Rodriguez) 35 18/03/11 Salamanca, Guanajua<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) stabbed The vicitm was a well-­‐known stylist. Relatives had found the body after they had forcefully entered the victim's apartment, who had not responded. The police assume it was a robbery. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; A.M., online portal, 19.3.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm135


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 17/03/11 Ipojuca, PE (Brazil) beaten The victim was found near a bus station. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, the victim was asked <strong>to</strong> come <strong>to</strong> that place and then clubbed <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: JC Online 17.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Andrea not <strong>reported</strong> 17/03/11 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> Andrea was a sex worker and killed by a passer-­‐by. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: R. Suresh 30 13/03/11 Angala Parameswari Amman Temple, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was killed by a man, she met at a temple festival and with whom she went <strong>to</strong> an isolated place. TvT project: The Hindu, 19.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Jenny (Michel Ruiz Lopez) 24 12/03/11 Chiabal, Cancun (Mexico) strangled La Jenny was found dead on the night <strong>of</strong> the 12th in her own apartment. She was strangled with a fabric belt. The police suspected that La Jennys partner, another travesti or her partner could have committed the crime, however without any substantive indications. TvT project: Diario de Quintana Roo, 16.3.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm136


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tininha (Roncon) 27 11/03/11 Atibaia, SP (Brazil) beaten Tininha was <strong>reported</strong>ly in the company <strong>of</strong> a lover, the travesti Marcia on the day she was killed. As nothing was s<strong>to</strong>len, the police discarded robbery as the motif <strong>of</strong> the crime. TvT project: O Atibaiense, 16.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 11/03/11 Rua Buenos Aires, Sumaré, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was shot four times by an unknown person on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT project: O Liberal, online portal, 12.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shakira (Faizal Harahap) Not <strong>reported</strong> 10/03/11 Taman Lawang, Jakarta (Indonesia) shot The victim and two other <strong>trans</strong>gender women were shot by two unidentified assailants in a red light district who fired shots at agroup <strong>of</strong> <strong>trans</strong>gender people. The other two <strong>trans</strong>gender women survived. TvT project: Jakarta Post, 10.03.2011 & 17.04.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Andrea not <strong>reported</strong> 08/03/11 Medellin (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> Andrea fell in<strong>to</strong> a ravine, and public authorities impeded her rescue by community members. As a result, she was washed away by the current. According <strong>to</strong> the human rights organization Personeria de Medellin it was a murder. TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm137


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 08.03.2011 Rome (Italy) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Roma Daily News, 14.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Casandra (Samuel Oliva Bautista) not <strong>reported</strong> 08/03/11 Cunduacan, Tabasco (Mexico) beaten Casandra worked at a bar. She was beaten <strong>to</strong> death with a hard object after she had been seen leaving the bar. Her body was found near a streat in Cunduacan. Her family suspect the crime was committed by Casandra's partner, who had severly injured her in <strong>January</strong> 2011. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Tabasco Hoy, online portal, 9.3.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Marcal) Camero Tye 25 08/03/11 Forrest City, Arkansas (USA) shot TvT project: CBS News, 09.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 07/03/11 Charallave, Miranda (Venezuela) shot The victim was found on the highway Charallave-­‐Ocumare. The body showed wounds <strong>of</strong> stabs and a gun shot. The police suspect that the victim was killed inside a car and then dragged <strong>to</strong> a slope. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Aragueno, online portal, 8.3.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm138


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Val (Valdecir) das Graças Souza not <strong>reported</strong> 06/03/11 Morumbi, SP (Brazil) shot Val was a sex worker. She was killed in the early morning with four gunshots shortly after she was seen leaving with a client on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT project: Radio Cultura Foz, online portal, 6.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Priscila Loura (Gustavo Brandao Aguilar) 22 02/03/11 Rua Piauí, Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) shot Priscila was shot nine times by two young men. She was a sex worker, working in the area. The police suspect 24 year-­‐old Fernando Túlio Miranda Lage (Pimpolho), a drug boss, and a 17 year-­‐old adolescent <strong>to</strong> have committed the crime. A third men might have been involved as well. Security cameras filmed the killing, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. in September 2010, the travesti sex worker (Ademir) do Nascimen<strong>to</strong> Silva was shot in the same area. The day after the murder <strong>of</strong> Priscila, a further travesti sex worker, Mel (Jorge da Conceição de Lima), 36, was shot in the same area <strong>of</strong> Belo Horizonte, but survived the attack. Pimpolho was arrested on 2 April 2011. TvT project: Super Noticia, online portal, 3.3.2011, 4.3.2011, Noticias Terra, 4.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> February, 2011 Santa Barbara, Pangasinan (Philippines) stabbed The victim was found dead along the road <strong>of</strong> Brgy Gueguesangen, Santa Barbara <strong>to</strong>wn with a wound on the forehead and a stab wound in the armpit and with signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture through strangulation. TvT partner organization: STRAP Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> February, 2011 Baguio (Philippines) stabbed The victim was found dead on a road in Baguio, stabbed at the back and head and with signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture. TvT partner organization: STRAP If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm139


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> February, 2011 Malasiqui, Pangasinan (Philippines) <strong>to</strong>rture The victim was found dead along the road <strong>of</strong> Brgy Asin East <strong>of</strong> Malasiqui <strong>to</strong>wn with signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture. TvT partner organization: STRAP Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica (Sergio Viana) 40 24/02/11 Avenida Lucas Nogueira Garcez, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP (Brazil) shot Jessica was found dead at 10:15 pm in her car. Her body had two shots, one in the head and one in the neck. Nothing was s<strong>to</strong>len. A relative <strong>to</strong>ld the authorities that Jessica had lived openly as travesti since she was 22 and was much liked in the area. TvT project: Diario do ABC, online journal, 25.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Víc<strong>to</strong>r Jose) Cruz Escorcia 31 22/02/11 Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) shot The victim was a sex worker. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs shot her seven times and fled. As she had received death threats three days before, the police speculate it might have been a crime <strong>of</strong> vengeance. TvT project: El Quetzalteco, 24.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 55 22/02/11 Sinaloa (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was about 55 years old. The body was found in a state <strong>of</strong> decomposition in a creek. It is estimated that the body had been in the water for about three months. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; RioDoce, online portal, 22.2.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm140


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Aline (Rugian Oneil de Carlos) 20 20/02/11 Rua Francisco Pezzi, Caxias do Sul, RS (Brazil) strangled Aline had moved <strong>to</strong> Caxias do Sul <strong>from</strong> the state <strong>of</strong> Paraná. Shortly before her dead body was found on the street, she had celebrated her birthday, and afterwards had left with a colleague <strong>to</strong> do sex work. TvT project: Pioneiro, online journal, 21.02.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tyra (Anthony) Trent 25 19/02/11 Baltimore, Virginia Avenue (USA) asphyxiation Tyra Trent was a sex worker. Her body was found in a vacant city-­‐owned home. Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: Baltimore Sun, 04.03.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mireya (Ramiro Solano Jimenez) 19 17/02/11 24 de Diciembre, Panama City (Panama) stabbed La Mireya was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death in the early morning by a 22 year-­‐old men who had been robbed previously on his way home <strong>from</strong> a bar and was <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have wanted <strong>to</strong> take revenge on someone, killing Mireya, who was not involved in the robbery. TvT project: Dia a Dia, online portal, 18.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 29 17/02/11 Mielenko Drawskie (Poland) stabbed The victim and the murderer were <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> had been exchanging sms and mms for six years before they met. When the younger person discovered the 29 year-­‐old was a 'man' he committed murder. TvT questionnaire research / Trans-­‐Fuzja Foundation Poland If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm141


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Poh Hiao Peng/ Pondan Peng 53 15/02/11 George<strong>to</strong>wn (Malaysia) beaten The victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death with a hammer by a mo<strong>to</strong>rcyclist in the afternoon. The case has been classified as murder. TvT project: The Star, 15.02.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Moni (Rober<strong>to</strong> Marcos) Castro 56 14/02/11 Moreno, Buenos Aires (Argentina) shot Moni had been well known in the General Rodriquez district <strong>of</strong> Buenos Aires in the 1980s, as she was a prominent hairdresser. Since the 90s, she was known in the nearby district <strong>of</strong> Moreno. Moni was shot shortly before midnight on a street where she used <strong>to</strong> do sex work. She was with a colleague as two young men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike approached her. An exchange followed that ended with one <strong>of</strong> the men shooting Moni. Moni <strong>to</strong>ld her colleague that the men wanted <strong>to</strong> rob her before she collapsed. She died in hospital. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Semanario Actualidad, blog, 10.3.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Capenga (Eduardo Marinho da Silva) 28 14/02/11 Rua Macedo de Aguiar, Salvador, BA (Brazil) strangled Capenga's body was found on a piece <strong>of</strong> wasteland showing wounds <strong>of</strong> beatings, stabs and strangulation. According <strong>to</strong> residents, Capenga, who was a sex worker, went with a client <strong>to</strong> the wasteland where the murder happened. TvT project: Tribuna da Bahia, online portal, 15.02.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nicol Balanta 17 13/02/11 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> Nicole was killed by a man using the name "El Tigre". TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm142


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Taira Evelyn (Luis Fernando Ormeno) 23 12/02/11 Qui<strong>to</strong> (Ecuador) stabbed The victim was killed with a bottleneck. She was <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Manabi and identified by friends. TvT project: TvT research; El Universo, online portal, 16.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 12/02/11 Torres del PRI, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (Mexico) shot The victim was shot along with seven other <strong>persons</strong> in a bar. The police consider failure <strong>to</strong> pay regarding an ex<strong>to</strong>rtion <strong>to</strong> a criminal gang <strong>to</strong> be the most likely motif. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Expreso online journal, w/o date Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda 17 09/02/11 Hidrolandia, GO (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Fernanda was shot by a watchman. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Esteban Gonzalez Gomez) 25 07/02/11 Alvaro Obregon, Michoacan (Mexico) shot The victim's body had been abandoned on a plot <strong>of</strong> land and showed numerous wounds <strong>from</strong> shotguns in the head and the back. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Provincia, online journal, 7.2.2011 Name: Lorraine Age: not <strong>reported</strong> Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 04/02/11 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Senador Canedo, GO (Brazil) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: not <strong>reported</strong> Remarks: Source: TvT project: Leo Mendes LGBTT blog, 19.02.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm143


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/02/11 Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) stabbed The crime occurred opposite the Jockey Club in Sao Paulo's Zona Sul. According <strong>to</strong> a witness, there was the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r had a discussion with the victim before he killed her and fled the scene in a pickup. TvT project: O Tempo Online, online portal, 5.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 28 02/02/11 Recoleta, Buenos Aires (Argentina) stabbed The victim's body was found with numerous stab wounds in her apartment. None <strong>of</strong> her belongings were found missing. She was <strong>of</strong> Peruvian origin. TvT project: Diario Hoy, online portal, 2.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Laura Renan not <strong>reported</strong> 02/02/11 Sao Sebastian, MG (Brazil) stabbed Laura was a sex worker and was killed on the street. TvT partner organisation: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Geruza not <strong>reported</strong> 01/02/11 Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Paraiba News, online portal, 18.10.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm144


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla not <strong>reported</strong> 31/01/11 Penedo, AL (Brazil) shot Carla had been living in the city <strong>of</strong> Aracaju for months and came <strong>to</strong> visit her mother. She was shot on 29 <strong>January</strong> and died on the 31st. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2011 Kostroma (Russia) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was found dead in her house in a little village in the Kostroma region. The dead occured at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>January</strong>. TvT project: Russian LGBT Network, 23.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2011 Barinas (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> Two young travestis were killed in a horrible manner. The cases were not properly examined and simply treated as 'issues <strong>of</strong> drugs'. TvT questionnaire research Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2011 La Vic<strong>to</strong>ria (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> Two young travestis were killed in a horrible manner. The cases were not properly examined and simply treated as 'issues <strong>of</strong> drugs'. TvT questionnaire research Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alejandra Marin not <strong>reported</strong> 30/01/11 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> Alejandra was a sex worker and supposedly killed by a client. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm145


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Angie not <strong>reported</strong> 30/01/11 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot Angie was shot five times. TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 29/01/11 Zapopan, Jalisco (Mexico) beaten TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Mural-­‐Toluca, online portal, 29.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mary (Edgar Ot<strong>to</strong> Helmut) Schiekfer 56 not <strong>reported</strong> Torre del Lago (Italy) not <strong>reported</strong> Mary was <strong>of</strong> German descent and lived in a cabn in a pine wood near Torre del Lago. Shortly before her death, she was attacked by several young men and suffered severe injuries. She was treated in hospital. TvT project: Gay TV 21.02.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mariana (Jose Daniel Aricuri) not <strong>reported</strong> 25/01/11 Oran, Salta (Argentina) stabbed Mariana was well-­‐known in the area. She was a sex worker. Her body was found on the 29th on a hill near the city <strong>of</strong> Oran with 30 machete stabs, mostly in the face. The hands were missing as they had been eaten by swine that are kept by locals and by dogs. The police assume that Mariana was killed at a different place and her body been carried <strong>to</strong> the hillside around four days earlier. TvT project: 26 Noticias, online portal, 31.1.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm146


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Ivo Valentin) 28 25/01/11 Avenida Marechal Floriano Peixo<strong>to</strong>, Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot The victim's body was found dead on the morning <strong>of</strong> 25 <strong>January</strong> 2011 with at least three shots in the face. Her panties had been lowered. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011); Crimes Curitiba, online portal, 25.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natasha (Joao Leandro Rosario dos San<strong>to</strong>s) 26 24/01/11 Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, Cidade Industrial, Curitiba, PR (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Natasha was killed on a street where she used <strong>to</strong> do sex work. According <strong>to</strong> relatives, she did not have a stable home. The police inform that she had been subject <strong>to</strong> two attempted murders. According <strong>to</strong> her aunt, in one <strong>of</strong> these attacks, one <strong>of</strong> the aunt's nephews was severely injured. TvT project: Parana Online, online portal, 25.01.11 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 22 23/01/11 Jambeiro, SP (Brazil) stabbed The crime happened in an amusement park in the early morning. On 26 <strong>January</strong>, the police arrested a man who confessed having stabbed the victim after a discussion. TvT project: VNews, online portal, 24.01.2011 & 26.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/01/11 Capao Boni<strong>to</strong>, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was found dead with 20 stabs in the face and the s<strong>to</strong>mach. The alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was the 37-­‐year-­‐old resident <strong>of</strong> the house in or near which the killing <strong>to</strong>ok place. He had already been charged with murder and was facing a long prison sentence. TvT project: Tem Mais, online portal, 22.01.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm147


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mini Britany (Lener Dario Lopez Fernandez) 30 20/01/11 Santa Cruz (Bolivia) strangled Mini was killed in the early morning <strong>of</strong> the 22th on Calle Portachuelo. While public authorities assumed it was a act <strong>of</strong> vengeance related <strong>to</strong> a so-­‐called crime <strong>of</strong> passion, the <strong>trans</strong> activist organisation Red-­‐Trebol doubt this is true. Mini had been seen entering a car with two young men and two days later a witness saw the alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs dispose Mini's body on a street. TvT project: El Dia, online journal, 24.01.11; La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 20/01/11 Guadalajara (Mexico) strangled TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Mural-­‐Toluca, online portal, 29.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcia (Marcio Pereira) 30 18/01/11 Rua Tufie Mahfud, Centro, Jaragua do Sul, SC (Brazil) shot Marcia was a sex worker. According <strong>to</strong> a colleague who was nearby, Marcia had been in a car where there was a discussion. The police report that she was shot in the neck, and thrown out <strong>of</strong> the car. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r escaped the scene and Marcia died in the emergency room <strong>of</strong> a hospital. According <strong>to</strong> her sister, Marcia was <strong>from</strong> Itajai, but had been living in Jaragua for 15 years, TvT project: A Noticia Joinville, online journal, 20.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fergie (William Afif Hernandez) not <strong>reported</strong> 17/01/11 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot Fergie's body was found dead on a pavement in a residential area with gun shots in the head and the rib cage. TvT project: Athos GLS, online portal, 21.01.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm148


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Angela (Angel Segundo Pirela Garcia) 19 17/01/11 Maracaibo (Venezuela) shot Angela's body was found in the morning <strong>of</strong> the 17th on the side <strong>of</strong> a highway in the congregation <strong>of</strong> Francisco Eugenio Bustamante with shots in the temple, the cheekbone and the head. According <strong>to</strong> relatives, Angela had been working as a sex worker for three years in different parts <strong>of</strong> the city and been taking a course <strong>to</strong> become a hairdresser. TvT project: Noticia al Dia, online journal, 19.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Laisa (Jose Ramiro Guevara Cortes) 52 16/01/11 Quindio (Colombia) stabbed Laisa's body was found with a stab wound in the neck in the morning <strong>of</strong> the 30th in her apartment. According <strong>to</strong> a news report, she was very well-­‐known in the local area. Public authorities assume that it was a homicide or murder. TvT project: Cronica del Quindio, 17.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 15/01/11 Centro, Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned TvT project: PB Agora, online portal, 16.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Adriana not <strong>reported</strong> 12/01/11 Cariacica, ES (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the crime happened around 9 pm on a highway. Adriana was working as a sex worker, waiting for clients. A car with two unidentified men is <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have s<strong>to</strong>pped nearby. One <strong>of</strong> them got out <strong>of</strong> the car and, without talking, fired numerous shots at Adriana. TvT project: O Globo/A Gazeta Online, 13.01.11 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm149


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Krissy Bates 45 12/01/11 Minneapolis, Linden Avenue (USA) stabbed, strangled The victim was worried about her safety in the weeks leading up <strong>to</strong> the homicide, because she was sexually aussaulted. The murderer was a man the victim met online and started <strong>to</strong> date for a short time. The murderer confessed that he "dispatched" Bates by strangling her with his hands. He allegedly moved her body <strong>to</strong> the floor and saw it "jump." He <strong>to</strong>ld police he did not want her <strong>to</strong> "come back," so he <strong>to</strong>ok a folding knife <strong>from</strong> a hutch and stabbed Bates several times, according <strong>to</strong> the charges. Bates' cause <strong>of</strong> death was complex homicidal violence, with four stab wounds <strong>to</strong> the <strong>to</strong>rso and one <strong>to</strong> the left side <strong>of</strong> the neck. The victim also had broken ribs, and the hyoid bone in her throat was loosened, a sign <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT project: Star Tribune, 13.01.20011 & 21.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 23 09/01/11 Apatzingan, Michoacan (Mexico) shot The victim's body was found in the morning <strong>of</strong> the 9th in a crouched position, leaned against a tree in a construction area. She was about 20 <strong>to</strong> 25 years old and her body had eight bullet wounds in the face, chest and arms. TvT project: La Policiaca, online portal, 9.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 08/01/11 Ocoyoacac (Mexico) burned The victim's was found on the 8th completely burnt in the forest area <strong>of</strong> La Marquesa. As the body did not show any wounds, the police assume the victim was burnt alive. She was around 30 years <strong>of</strong> age. TvT project: El Sol de Toluca, 9.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 08/01/11 Ilocos Sur (Philippines) shot The victim is identified in the news as 'bading' and was raped before by three people and dumped by the shore. TvT partner organization. STRAP & The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm150


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 32 07/01/11 Rua Dou<strong>to</strong>r Cochrane, San<strong>to</strong>s, SP (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, the victim was shot by <strong>persons</strong> who drove by in a vehicle. TvT project: Tribuna Online, online portal, 7.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Genesis Briget Makalig<strong>to</strong>n 25 07/01/11 Comayaguela (Honduras) strangled Genesis was around 23 <strong>to</strong> 27 years <strong>of</strong> age. Her body was left in front <strong>of</strong> a pharmacy, next <strong>to</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> an unidentified man. According <strong>to</strong> media reports, the deaths occurred between 4 and 6 pm in different locations. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs immediately fled the scene. TvT project: IGLHRC, online portal, 12.01.2011; Inter-­‐American Commission on Human Rights, Press Release No 4/11, 20.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lalie Cabrera 40 05/01/11 Genral San<strong>to</strong>s City (Philippines) stabbed The victim was stabbed 13 times. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> December, 2010 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot The victim's body was found shot on 13 December on a street. TvT project: El Pais, 13.12.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jelwin Tolentino 20 December, 2010 Aklan (Philippines) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was probably a <strong>trans</strong> girl and was found dead without clothes. TvT partner organization: STRAP If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm151


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cheo Reana Bustamente not <strong>reported</strong> 29/12/10 Colonia Alameda, Tegucigalpa (Honduras) stabbed Cheo was a young travesti. Her body was found on 2 <strong>January</strong> 2011. "Her body was left without legal documentation. She appears <strong>to</strong> have died <strong>from</strong> a severe stab wound <strong>to</strong> her chest." TvT project: IGLHRC website, 10.1.2011; HRW website, 31.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luisa (Luis Rocha da Silva) not <strong>reported</strong> 27/12/10 Dr. Silvio Leite, Boa Vista, RR (Brazil) shot Luisa was shot twice in the neck. Her body was found in her apartment on a chair. A neighbor reports having seen two <strong>persons</strong> running out <strong>of</strong> the apartment and driving away on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. The police assume she was executed. TvT project: Roraima Hoje, online portal, 28.12.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Erica (Eric Pinheiro de Siqueira) 14 25/12/10 Pajucara, Maceio, AL (Brazil) shot Erica was a sex worker and was shot eleven times in the night <strong>of</strong> the 25th. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Carlos Bispo dos San<strong>to</strong>s) not <strong>reported</strong> 23/12/10 Goiania, GO (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm152


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Papia 32 22/12/10 Dhaka (Bangladesh) beaten/thrown <strong>from</strong> ro<strong>of</strong><strong>to</strong>p Papia was described as a hermaphrodite (Hijra). When celebrating a ritual for a newborn, an argument reagrding the payment resulted in a violent attack <strong>from</strong> a group <strong>of</strong> 20 youth, in which 6 friends <strong>of</strong> Papia were injured and hospitalized and Papia died. The next day 100 hijras demonstrated and demanded the punishment <strong>to</strong> the killers. TvT project: The Daily Star 23.12.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Eduarda (Douglas Lermes Resende) 22 21/12/10 Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leao, Curitiba, PA (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> news reports, the victim was a travesti and was at a restaurant with four other travestis. Two men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike s<strong>to</strong>pped in front <strong>of</strong> the restaurant. One <strong>of</strong> them held the doorman tight while the other one shot at the group. Another <strong>trans</strong> person got killed and three got injured. TvT project: G1, online portal, 21.12.10 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mirela 16 21/12/10 Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leao, Curitiba, PA (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> news reports, the victim was a travesti <strong>of</strong> approximately 16 years <strong>of</strong> age. She was at a restaurant with four other travestis. Two men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike s<strong>to</strong>pped in front <strong>of</strong> the restaurant. One <strong>of</strong> them held the doorman tight while the other one shot at the group. Another <strong>trans</strong> person got killed and three got injured. TvT project: G1 online portal, 21.12.10 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Lady Oscar (Oscar Martinez Salgado) 45 20/12/10 Barrio El Rincon,Tegucigalpa (Honduras) stabbed Lady Oscar was killed in her own apartment and set on fire. Her body showed wounds <strong>of</strong> several stabs. Neighbours <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have seen two men running out <strong>of</strong> the apartment after it was set on fire, around 1 am. Relatives assume that Lady Oscar was stabbed and subsequently burnt. They say that no valuables were in the apartment, and that a month earlier, three men called Pununao, Loretao and Chamorrao attacked Lady Oscar and injured him on the throat. Source: TvT project: El Heraldo, online journal, 23.12.2010; IGLHRC website, 10.1.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm153


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 18/12/10 Planal<strong>to</strong> Serrano, Serra, ES (Brazil) beaten The victim was clubbed <strong>to</strong> death with a wrench in the early morning. She was approximately 30 years old. Her body was found in a eucalyptus grove. Her legs and parts <strong>of</strong> her back were burnt. According <strong>to</strong> locals, the victim lived in the area and worked in her brother's beauty salon. TvT project: A Gazeta Online, 18.12.10 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Diana not <strong>reported</strong> 18/12/10 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) shot Diana was killed during a shoot-­‐out in a place referred <strong>to</strong> as "el Pecado". TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lorenza Alexis Alvarado Hernandez 23 18/12/10 Comayaguela (Honduras) s<strong>to</strong>ned "Alexis Alvarado Hernandez was found dead, her body visibly beaten and burned. Bloody s<strong>to</strong>nes near her corpse indicate that the bruises covering her body were caused by s<strong>to</strong>ning. Her body was set on fire. Used condoms found nearby have led <strong>to</strong> the suspicion that she may also have been raped. After her death, the assailants threw her body in<strong>to</strong> a ditch. News reports indicate that severe injuries <strong>to</strong> her face rendered her corpse virtually unrecognizable." (IGLHRC website) TvT project: Inter-­‐American Commission on Human Rights, Press Release 4/11, 20.1.2011; IGLHRC website, 10.1.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Farlen (Joabe Goncalves Chaves) 24 17/12/10 Nova Serrana, MG (Brazil) shot Farlen was a sex worker. She was shot at around 3.15 am, on a street where sex workers work by two unknown person on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm154


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 15/12/10 Moreno, PE (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nataly Rojas 30 13/12/10 Candelaria (Colombia) shot Nataly had come <strong>from</strong> Spain shortly before she was killed. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pamela (Edwin Franklin Sandoval Henao) 26 13/12/10 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot The victim was a sex worker and was presumably shot by a client. Her body was left on the highway where the crime <strong>to</strong>ok place. TvT project: El Pais, online portal, 13.12.2010; TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jocivaldo Alves) 26 09/12/10 Ibirapitanga, BA (Brazil) stabbed The victim was <strong>from</strong> the nearby city <strong>of</strong> Urucuca and known for walking the streets <strong>of</strong> Ibirapitanga. Her body was found with stabbs all over her neck and ribcage. TvT project: Ubata Noticias, online portal, 9.12.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm155


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mica (Michel Felipe Teles dos San<strong>to</strong>s) 22 07/12/10 Umarizal, Belem, PA (Brazil) shot Mica was killed by two gun shots on a public square called Ver-­‐o-­‐Rio in the evening. Mica was with ten friends, who stated that prior <strong>to</strong> the event, one <strong>of</strong> them had made a joke when a military police car passed. One <strong>of</strong> the police <strong>of</strong>ficers said "Go on laughing and you will see what is going <strong>to</strong> happen!". Around twenty minutes later, two men came on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. One <strong>of</strong> them got <strong>of</strong>f the mo<strong>to</strong>rbike, pointed at Mica and said "Yes, it's you!". He fired two shots at Mica. Her friends called and ambulance and Mica died in hospital. According <strong>to</strong> friends and relatives, Mica had repeatedly been ridiculed by two police men and subjected <strong>to</strong> humiliating intimate body searches on the square Ver-­‐o-­‐Rio as well as in front <strong>of</strong> her own house. TvT project: ORM online portal, 9.12.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Reinaldo Davino da Silva) not <strong>reported</strong> 05/12/10 Benedi<strong>to</strong> Bentes, Maceio, AL (Brazil) strangled The victim's body was found on 5 December 2010 with marks <strong>of</strong> strangling on a piece <strong>of</strong> wasteland. The police suspect that the victim had a sexual relation with the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r prior <strong>to</strong> the crime, as her cloths were down. TvT project: Aqui Acontece, online portal, 5.12.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 03/12/10 Hidrolandia, GO (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Charm Ashwan) Williams 22 03/12/10 Kings<strong>to</strong>n (Jamaica) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: AP 05.12.2010, Go-­‐Jamaica 05.12.2010, Mpetrelis Blog 08.12.2010 & Transgriot Blog 08.12.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm156


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kirat Pal not <strong>reported</strong> 01/12/10 Greater Noida (India) throat-­‐cut TvT project: Hindustan Times, 02.12.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Valentina (Oscar Andres Triana Lozano) 18 November, 2010 Ibague (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> Valentina's body was found on 28 November in a state <strong>of</strong> decomposition in a tank. She had been missing for eight days. The eyes and one hand were missing. Locals assume that swine living in the area ate the hand. Relatives belief that Valentina became a victim <strong>of</strong> hatred <strong>of</strong> travestis. She had moved <strong>from</strong> Medellin <strong>to</strong> Ibague recently. TvT project: Ecos del Combeima, online portal, 29.11.2010; El Tiempo, online portal (w/o date) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alison not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2010 Salitre (Ecuador) hanged Alison was a hairdresser and was found half naked. TvT project: Asociación Silueta X, 21.02.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Amir not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2010 Lahore (Pakistan) shot The Chief Justice <strong>of</strong> the Lahore High Court ordered <strong>to</strong> probe the death <strong>of</strong> Amir who was allegedly shot death at a police station. The police alledgedly <strong>murdered</strong> Amir and later declared it an accident, the Pakistan newspaper Daily Times <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Daily Times 01.12.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm157


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcinha not <strong>reported</strong> 29/11/10 Santa Maria, Brasilia, DF (Brazil) shot Marcinha was shot in her own apartment. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sandra (Sandro Heleno) 40 29/11/10 Brasilia, DF (Brazil) shot Sandra was the owner <strong>of</strong> a boarding house for travestis. She was shot in the mouth. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yuliper (Wilmer Madera) 26 28/11/10 (Dominican Republic) shot Yuliper was walking on the street with friends when a car conducted by a car and in company <strong>of</strong> a men approached them. The men tried <strong>to</strong> pull Yuliper in<strong>to</strong> the car, but when Yuliper resisted, the man shot him in<strong>to</strong> the throat. Yuliper kept bleeding for two hours until the police arrived and <strong>to</strong>ok the victim <strong>to</strong> hospital. Due <strong>to</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> blood, a surgery was not made. Friends <strong>of</strong>fered <strong>to</strong> donate blood, but the hospital staff refused <strong>to</strong> accept this, supposedly because they were gay and <strong>trans</strong>. TvT project: TRANSSA, <strong>trans</strong> group in Dominican Republic, 20.11.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Idania Roberta Sevilla Raudales 58 28/11/10 Comayaguela (Honduras) throat-­‐cut Idania Roberta owned a beauty Salon. She was killed in her own apartment. Her body was found more than 24 hours after the killing. The victim's hands and feet were tied <strong>to</strong>gether, and the throat showed the wound <strong>of</strong> a knife. TvT project: La prensa, online portal, 29.11.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm158


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Adriana not <strong>reported</strong> 27/11/10 Qui<strong>to</strong> (Ecuador) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Asociación Silueta X, 21.02.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Julia Collier 35 27/11/10 Kusadasi (Turkey) smothered The victim was <strong>of</strong> Russian descent living with her British husband in Turkey. Her husband, 40year-­‐old Chris Collier, a salesman, smothered her in their own apartment, after he found out that his bride had sex reassignment surgery. In the trial he stated that she 'used <strong>to</strong> be a bloke'. He was sentenced on August 6 2012 <strong>to</strong> 24 years imprisonment by a Turkish court. TvT project: Daily Mail, UK, 27.09.2012; GayStar News 27.09.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gopiamma Ansar 55 26/11/10 Mumbai (India) strangled TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India 28.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jurema (Evandro San<strong>to</strong>s da Silva) 32 25/11/10 Ipira, BA (Brazil) shot Jurema was an Afro-­‐religious leader (mae de san<strong>to</strong>s) and shot three times by a man on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Fernando) not <strong>reported</strong> 25/11/10 Ipira, BA (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and was shot twice. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm159


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Greth de Ogum (Lirio San<strong>to</strong> da Silva) 45 24/11/10 Ipira, BA (Brazil) shot Greth was a well-­‐known Afro-­‐religious leader (mae de san<strong>to</strong>s). The killing happened around 5:30 pm in the middle <strong>of</strong> a food market. Greth had just finished shopping and got shot in her car. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, two men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike drove near the car, fired two shots in<strong>to</strong> the victim's mouth and fled the scene. TvT project: Tribuna da Bahia, online portal, 25.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Fabiola not <strong>reported</strong> 20/11/10 Chihuahua, CHIH (Mexico) shot La Fabiola was shot 9 times at 9 pm. She was the second <strong>trans</strong> sex worker killed in the area within 24 hours. TvT project: E Newspaper, online journal, 22.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mauri not <strong>reported</strong> 19/11/10 Montalvania, MG (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 19/11/10 Chihuahua, CHIH (Mexico) shot The victim was one <strong>of</strong> two <strong>trans</strong> sex workers killed in the area within 24 hours. TvT project: E Newspaper, online journal, 22.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 14/11/10 Marcos Highway, Baguio City (Philippines) stabbed TvT partner organization: STRAP If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm160


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Diego Gregorio not <strong>reported</strong> 13/11/10 Matao, SP (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Jornal A Hora Online, 15.11.2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Serap 51 12/11/10 Yesildere Cd, Izmir (Turkey) throat-­‐cut The victim was found dead in her car. TvT project: Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association, Ankara,Turkey; DHA, news agency, 1.03.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rani 30 11/11/10 Surat, Orissa (India) strangled The victim was strangled with a dupatta, a traditional scarf. TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India, 14.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Emanuelly Colaco Tabordo 39 09/11/10 Praia de Leste, PR (Brazil) strangled Emanuelly was a sex worker, who was strangled with her own blouse. TvT project: Correi do Li<strong>to</strong>ral 12.11.2010 and Parana Online 12.11.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm161


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Raissa (Ronaldo Sabino de Lima) 25 08/11/10 Coronel Fabriciano, MG (Brazil) stabbed Raissa was stabbed with a penknife in a motel. Motel employees had heard screams around 2.30 am and a noise <strong>of</strong> something falling. When they went checking what happened, they found the staircase and room marked with blood, and the dead body <strong>of</strong> Raissa. The police suspect the university student Roney de Oliveira Bramusse, 33, <strong>to</strong> have committed the crime and <strong>to</strong> have fled the scene right after. Raissa had been living in Coronel Fabriciano and is <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> had been working as a sex worker in the nearby city <strong>of</strong> Ipatinga. The police arrested Roney de Oliveira on 18 April 2011. He had lived with a fake identity in the city <strong>of</strong> Espera Feliz. TvT project: Jornal do Vale do Aco, online journal, 10.11.2010, Portal Caparao, 20.4.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Adriano Mendes dos San<strong>to</strong>s) 20 07/11/10 Tubarao, SC (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim's body was found with a deformed face on a piece <strong>of</strong> wasteland in the morning <strong>of</strong> 7 November 2010. A paving s<strong>to</strong>ne with blood on it used <strong>to</strong> kill the victim was found next <strong>to</strong> the body. The victim was <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Paranagua in the state <strong>of</strong> Parana. TvT project: Li<strong>to</strong>ral Total, online portal (w/o date); Unisul TV, 8.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 07/11/10 Sheikhupura (Pakistan) <strong>to</strong>rture, burned Within two days two <strong>persons</strong>, described as a "cross-­‐dresser" and an "eunuch" have been <strong>murdered</strong> in a place usually frequented by <strong>trans</strong> people. Both bodies showed signs <strong>of</strong> brutal <strong>to</strong>rture and were burned. TvT project: The Express Tribune, 8.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/11/10 Sheikhupura (Pakistan) <strong>to</strong>rture, burned Within two days two <strong>persons</strong>, described as a "cross-­‐dresser" and an "eunuch" have been <strong>murdered</strong> in a place usually frequented by <strong>trans</strong> people. Both bodies showed signs <strong>of</strong> brutal <strong>to</strong>rture and were burned. Source: TvT project: The Express Tribune, 8.11.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm162


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Julio Adelino) Rodrigues 39 03/11/10 Recife, PE (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Culebra (Duver Herney Cortes) 25 02/11/10 Parque Julio Rincon, Santiago de Cali (Colombia) decapitated Culebra was a sex worker. Her body was found in a park, decapitated and with three wounds <strong>of</strong> a bottle neck in the back. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nicoll (David Gomez) not <strong>reported</strong> 01/11/10 Tulua (Colombia) beaten Nicoll was a performer. She was raped and beaten <strong>to</strong> death. She was found in a construction site. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Erica Luna 35 31/10/10 Viamonte, Buenos Aires (Argentina) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. She was known as Erica or Luna. She was beaten and stabbed <strong>to</strong> death in her own apartment. TvT project: Clarin online portal, 1.11.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm163


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2010 Maracanau, CE (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was a sex worker. Her body was found on 21 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2010 near a beltway in an advanced state <strong>of</strong> decomposition, bearing marks <strong>of</strong> violence. TvT project: Diario do Nordeste, online portal, 21.102010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 38 31/10/10 Puer<strong>to</strong> Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan (Mexico) stabbed The victim has not yet been identified, but is believed <strong>to</strong> have been approximately 38 years old. Her body was found leaning against a wall by residents <strong>of</strong> the settlement Los Lavaderos . TvT project: Quadratin online portal, 31.10.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2010 Puer<strong>to</strong> Princesa, Palawan (Philippines) stabbed A <strong>trans</strong> person who was a teenager was found floating in a river with stab wounds. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 28/10/10 Linaloe, Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> Next <strong>to</strong> the victim's dead body, a note was found saying: 'This is going <strong>to</strong> happen <strong>to</strong> happen <strong>to</strong> all the fucking grasshoppers [chapulines], faithfully, La Senora'. Chapulin is a term used for certain drug traffickers. TvT project: Diario 21, 28.10.20010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm164


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cleisiane not <strong>reported</strong> 27/10/10 Urbano Eulalio, Renascenca, Teresina, PI (Brazil) shot Cleisiane was shot in her apartment. A woman, who is a former prisoner, and a man are suspected <strong>to</strong> have killed Cleisiane. TvT project: Cidade Verde, online portal, 27.10.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sonia Burgess 63 26/10/10 London (UK) pushed under metro Sonia Burgess was a well-­‐known lawyer. She was pushed under a metro train by another <strong>trans</strong> person she new. The person used the name Nina at the time, but <strong>reported</strong>ly later identified with the male gender and using the name assigned at birth Senthooran Kanagasingham. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r pleaded guilty on the basis <strong>of</strong> diminished responsibility due <strong>to</strong> suffering <strong>from</strong> paranoid schizophrenia at the time. TvT project: The Guardian, 1.11.2010 & 9.01.2011, BBC News 12.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/10/10 Maracabau, CE (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/10/10 Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm165


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Johana (Hec<strong>to</strong>r Ramon) Pinzon 42 22/10/10 Abdon Calderon, Machala, El Oro (Ecuador) beaten Johana was found dead in the apartment <strong>of</strong> her friend Debora, who was also killed. Some sources refer <strong>to</strong> Johana as Colorada (William) Pinzon. She was the owner <strong>of</strong> a hairdresser's salon and a member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> association Asociacion Trans El Oro. A spokesperson <strong>of</strong> the group called the killing a hate crime. TvT project: Teleamazonas online portal, 25.10.2010; CRE Satelital, online portal, 2.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Debora (Faus<strong>to</strong> Rolando) Duran 46 22/10/10 Abdon Calderon, Machala, El Oro (Ecuador) stabbed Debora was found dead in her apartment <strong>to</strong>gether with Johana, who was also killed. She was a member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> association Asociacion Trans El Oro. A spokesperson <strong>of</strong> the group called the killing a hate crime. TvT project: Teleamazonas online portal, 25.10.2010; CRE Satelital, online portal, 2.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paloma (Willian da Silva Raposa) 24 17/10/10 Terra Rica, PA (Brazil) stabbed TvT project: O Diario, 12.11.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Tuerta (Jorge Alber<strong>to</strong>) Santana Morales 42 17/10/10 Armenia, Quindio (Colombia) shot La Tuerta was shot in her head on the street, at the intersection <strong>of</strong> Carrera 17 and Calle 17. TvT project: La Cronica del Quindio, online journal, 19.10.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm166


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Helga (Blanio) Rocha da Silva 35 13/10/10 Jardim Nova Esperanca, Goiania, GO (Brazil) shot Elga was a sex worker. She was found shot in the back in her apartment. The police belief the homicide is related <strong>to</strong> robbery. TvT project: Jornal Hoje, online portal, 14.10.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nicanor Barilla 60 11/10/10 Buguey, Cagayan (Philippines) stabbed The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Stacey Lee 31 11/10/10 Point Breeze, Philadelphia, PA (USA) strangled Stacey was found dead in her home by her boyfriend. The police said there are no inidcations that the death was a hate crime and investigate it as a homicide. Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: Philly, online portal, 14.10.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jefferson) Dias Nicasso 29 10/10/10 Apericida de Goiania, GO (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm167


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luisana (Luis) Gaspar Rojas 35 10/10/10 Tacumbu, Asuncion (Paraguay) stabbed Luisana was an inmate <strong>of</strong> the Tacumbu prison. She was stabbed in the <strong>trans</strong> person's block <strong>of</strong> the prison during a fight among inmates. The alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, Cesar Alfredo Lopez Palma, 21, was isolated by the prison authorities. TvT project: ABC Digital, online portal, 11.10.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/10/10 San Diego, Medellin (Colombia) stabbed TvT project: Unidad Permanente para los Derechos Humanos, Medellin, human rights organization, report <strong>from</strong> 10.12.20 10 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Raiza Allison Valencia Cuero not <strong>reported</strong> 02/10/10 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot Raiza was the owner <strong>of</strong> a liquor shop in the barrio El Rodeo. While she was standing outside the shop, a man approached her and shot her in the head. The crime happened around 11 pm. Raiza was taken <strong>to</strong> hospital Carlos Carmona where she died around 5 am the following day. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> September, 2010 Puer<strong>to</strong> Princesa City, Palawan, MIMAROPA (Philippines) stabbed The victim was a teenager and was found floating in a river with stab wounds and hema<strong>to</strong>ma <strong>of</strong> the head. TvT partner organization. STRAP If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm168


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Ademir) do Nascimen<strong>to</strong> Silva 21 27/09/10 Avenida Afonso Pena, Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) shot The crime <strong>to</strong>ok place on a highway where sex workers work. According <strong>to</strong> the police, two men drove by on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike and shot the victim for times. TvT project: Terra, online portal, 27.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 26/09/10 Chihuahua (Mexico) run-­‐over by car The victim's body was found on 26 Sept. 2010 on the exit <strong>of</strong> highway Chihuahua-­‐Delicias. Her body showed marks <strong>of</strong> heavy strokes at the head, and the right ankle bone was exposed. She seemed <strong>to</strong> had been run over by a heavy car. TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 27.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Anacle<strong>to</strong>) Honora<strong>to</strong> 24 23/09/10 Caruaru, PE (Brazil) shot TvT project: Pe 360 Graus, online portal, 24.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Duda Fernandes 26 21/09/10 Piracicaba, SP (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm169


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Irem Okan 28 20/09/10 Bursa (Turkey) stabbed According <strong>to</strong> the Hurryet newspaper, Irem was stabbed 12 times <strong>to</strong> death -­‐ <strong>from</strong> her throat <strong>to</strong> her s<strong>to</strong>mach. The police found the dead body <strong>of</strong> Irem in the entrance <strong>of</strong> her apartment. TvT partner organisation: Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association, Ankara, Turkey Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jovet Allan Lanogan) 22 18/09/10 Tondo, Manila (Philippines) shot Jepoy Lazaga shot random gunfires at a group <strong>of</strong> friends while they were walking. The victim was hit in the forehead and died after 20 hours in the hospital. TvT partner organization. STRAP & The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Valdir Luiz) das Mercer 27 14/09/10 Rua Anchieta, Jundiai, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, she was working on the street when a man came out <strong>of</strong> a car and stabbed her. She was found stabbed 15 times. Since the victim screamed the name 'Jonie' and seemed <strong>to</strong> had known the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r personally, the police belief it was a 'crime <strong>of</strong> passion'. TvT project: Rede Bom Dia, online newspaper, 15.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sheena 24 13/09/10 Sadiqabad (Pakistan) shot Sheena was shot dead by a 40year-­‐old government contrac<strong>to</strong>r who spent two days with her, because she refused <strong>to</strong> leave her community <strong>to</strong> live with him. TvT project: The Express Tribune 14.09.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm170


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Flaca (Miguel Orlando) So<strong>to</strong> Gonzalez 18 13/09/10 Highway 512, Juana Diaz (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) shot La Flaca was shot in the head <strong>to</strong>gether with another <strong>trans</strong> woman. The police received information according <strong>to</strong> which both victims had been seen approaching a car for some negotiation or business shortly before their bodies were found. TvT project: El Nuevo Dia online journal, 14.09.2010; Sentido G online portal, 17.09.2010; Diario Digital Transexual, 15.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Michele (Jus<strong>to</strong> Luis) Gonzalez Garcia 34 13/09/10 Highway 512, Juana Diaz (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) shot Michele was shot in the head <strong>to</strong>gether with another <strong>trans</strong> woman. The police received information according <strong>to</strong> which both victims had been seen approaching a car for some negotiation or business shortly before their bodies were found. TvT project: El Nuevo Dia online journal, 14.09.2010; Sentido G online portal, 17.09.2010; Diario Digital Transexual, 15.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Carmen White 28 12/09/10 Jacoby Street, Maplewood, NJ (USA) shot Vic<strong>to</strong>ria was <strong>from</strong> Newark. She was killed at 5 am in a relative's apartment. Two men have been charged with murder. The authorities suspect Vic<strong>to</strong>ria's being <strong>trans</strong> <strong>to</strong> have played a role in her murder. Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: NJ.com online journal, 13.09.2010; South Orange Patch, online portal, 25 Oct. 2010; On Top online magazine, 28 Oct. 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Leticia (Evandro Fabiano) Soares 29 10/09/10 Jardim Terra Santa, Tatuquara, Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> a witness, Leticia was approached by a man on the street who wanted <strong>to</strong> have paid sex with her. When Leticia declined and walked away, the man shot her. TvT project: Parana Online, online portal, 11.09.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm171


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Gypsy) not <strong>reported</strong> 06/09/10 Hous<strong>to</strong>n, TX (USA) shot TvT project: TDOR-­‐Website: Hous<strong>to</strong>n Police Department Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/09/10 Rua Vi<strong>to</strong>ria, Cha da Jaqueira, Maceio, AL (Brazil) shot The victim was shot 7 times. TvT project: O Jornal Alagoas, online portal, 5.09.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alyas not <strong>reported</strong> 01/09/10 Manila (Philippines) shot The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Imperia Gamaniel Parson not <strong>reported</strong> 30/08/10 Los Tamarindos, Barrio Barandillas, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot Imperia Gamaniel was a sex worker and shot while working on the street by two men on a mo<strong>to</strong>r cylce. According <strong>to</strong> the direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the Honduran Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa (Colectivo TTT), the men appeared <strong>to</strong> be police men. Imperia Gamaniel was president <strong>of</strong> the executive committe <strong>of</strong> Colectivo TTT. TvT project: Organizacion Trans Reinas de la Noche Guatemala; Human Rights Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Elaine not <strong>reported</strong> 29/08/10 Ladeira da Conceicao, Salvador da Bahia, BA (Brazil) beaten According <strong>to</strong> the police, Elane lived in the same region and was found beaten <strong>to</strong> death in the early morning. TvT project: Correio online journal, 29.08.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm172


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Keila Rios not <strong>reported</strong> 23/08/10 Mata de Sao Joao, BA (Brazil) poisened Keila was a performer. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Alcebiades) Alves de Melo 26 23/08/10 Avenida Julio de Castilhos, Caxias do Sul, RS (Brazil) stabbed The victim was found with a gash in the neck. She was a sex worker. TvT project: Radio Caxias, online portal, 24.08.2010, Pioneiro newspaper, online version, 24 Aug. 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jaqueline Eunapio Garcao 35 22/08/10 Nossa Senhora das Dores, SE (Brazil) shot Jaqueline was a bar owner. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Sidney) Nascimen<strong>to</strong> 30 21/08/10 Travessa Lazaro Goncalves Martins, Campo Grande, MS (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed several times in her apartment. According <strong>to</strong> neighbours, she was a sex worker and used <strong>to</strong> take clients <strong>to</strong> her home. TvT project: Diario Corumbaense Online, 21.08.2010, Aquidaunanews, online portal, 22 Aug. 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Lorraine not <strong>reported</strong> 19/08/10 Ponte da Tabuleta, Teresina, PI (Brazil) stabbed Lorraine's body was found stabbed several times. According <strong>to</strong> the police, she had already registered a complaint against the suspected perpetra<strong>to</strong>r with the minorities' police station. Source: TvT project: Acesse Piaui, online portal, 19.08.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm173


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karen Mendonca 22 18/08/10 Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) shot Karen was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natasha 20 16/08/10 Forquilha, CE (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dani Bananinha Fei<strong>to</strong>sa de Andrade 19 14/08/10 Sitio Rafael de Caruaru, Caruaru, PE (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Dani died <strong>from</strong> injuries caused by s<strong>to</strong>nes thrown at her. She lived in Santa Cruz do Cabibaribe. Her body was found on 15th August, but the police belief the crime happened in the early morning <strong>of</strong> the 14th. TvT project: Jornal Agreste, online portal, 17.08.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camille Gerin 25 27/07/10 Rua David Vicente, Bonfim, Campinas, SP (Brazil) beaten The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, Rober<strong>to</strong> Rubens de Macedo, was caught red-­‐handed. He <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> the police that Camille made sexual advances, which he refused. He also claimed <strong>to</strong> have been threatened with a knife, although no knife was found. He hit the victim on the head with two pieces <strong>of</strong> wood. Camille died in hospital the following day. Camille was a sex worker. TvT project: Noticia Ja, online portal, 26.07.2010, Espaco GLS, online portal, 28 Jul. 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm174


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica 16 27/07/10 Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero (Mexico) beaten Jessica lived at the Coloso housing unit in Acapulco. She was killed as she walked <strong>from</strong> Chilpancingo <strong>to</strong> the community San Vicente. The Centre for Studies and Projects for Integral Human Development (CEPRODEHI) declared that Jessica had come <strong>to</strong> Chilpancingo a week before her death <strong>to</strong> work as a sex worker on the Vicente Guerrero boulevard. TvT project: IRZA news agency, 2.08.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paola Gonzalez Mendez 36 25/07/10 San Francisco, Zulia (Venezuela) dismembered The victim's body was found half naked, decapitated and with severe injuries in the chest and hands. The police said she was <strong>murdered</strong>, because the perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs wanted <strong>to</strong> rob her money. TvT project: El Regional del Zulia, 25.07.2010, En <strong>to</strong>rno intelligente, 26. and 27.07.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Uziel) Figueiredo Arauo 34 22/07/10 Rua Santa Filomena, Sao Tome de Paripe, Salvador, BA (Brazil) stabbed The police arrested Alex de Jesus San<strong>to</strong>s who allegedly had a relationship with the victim and killed her out <strong>of</strong> jealousy. TvT project: Correio newspaper, online version, 23 Jul. 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Michele da Silva Bulhoes 37 12/07/10 Avenida Rufina Assis Guimaraes, Alfredo Freire, Uberaba, MG (Brazil) stabbed According <strong>to</strong> the police, Michele was using crack in her apartment and the accused perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, Cristiano da Silva, stabbed her with a stilet<strong>to</strong> after she refused <strong>to</strong> share the crack with him. TvT project: Jornal da Manha Online, 13 Jul. & 11 Sep. 2020 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm175


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Natasha (Diego) de Souza Oliveira 22 08/07/10 Avenida Joao XXIII, Vila Raquel, Uberaba, MG (Brazil) shot Natasha was shot six times while walking on the street. She was a sex worker. TvT project: Jornal da Manha Online, 13 Jul. 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Scarlety 35 08/07/10 Balsas, MA (Brazil) shot Scarlety was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Juan Carlos) Crespo Molina 28 07/07/10 Terraplen, Loiza (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) shot The victim was found shot dead on a beach. TvT project: El Nuevo Dia, online portal, 28 Jul. 2010 & 7 Jul. 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Fabio Gerao de Almeida) 32 05/07/10 Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was found shot four times on a street where sex workers work. She had come <strong>from</strong> Minas Gerais <strong>to</strong> Sao Bernardo do Campo a month earlier. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r also shot another travesti, who survived. It is <strong>reported</strong> that the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r had been robbed earlier by two different travestis and returned in order <strong>to</strong> take revenge. TvT project: Estadao/Sao Paulo, online portal, 6 July 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: N.N. Age: not <strong>reported</strong> Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 04/07/10 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP (Brazil) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker Source: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm176


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/07/10 Avenida Djalma Batista, Manaus, AM (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. The crime <strong>to</strong>ok place on a street where she used <strong>to</strong> work. TvT project: Amazonas Em Tempo, online portal, 4 Jul. 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Arenita (Daniel) Corporan Suero 22 01/07/10 Villa Mella (Dominican Republic) not <strong>reported</strong> Arenita was a sex worker. She was found dead in her own apartment after her house mate had seen three men coming <strong>to</strong> the apartment asking for sexual services. TvT project: TRANSSA, <strong>trans</strong> group in Dominican Republic, 2 Jul. 2010; El Nacional journal, 2 Jul. 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcela Presley (Marcelo Pedro) Justino 25 30/06/10 Maceio, AL (Brazil) shot Marcela was a sex worker who was shot <strong>from</strong> a car when approached by a client. The murder <strong>to</strong>ok place on a beach, where Marcela had been doing sex work for ten years. TvT project: Alagoas 24 horas online portal, 01.07.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Iraquitan) dos San<strong>to</strong>s Soares 23 29/06/10 Olinda, PE (Brazil) shot TvT project: Pe 360 Graus online portal, 29.06.2010 & 30.06.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm177


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jose Gerardo Palma not <strong>reported</strong> 24/06/10 Comayaguela (Honduras) shot The victim was a merchant. Three unidentified men entered her tent and shot her <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: El Heraldo de Honduras, 24.06.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sandy (Credale) Woulard 28 21/06/10 Chicago (USA) shot The victim was found lying in the street and died later in hospital. There were no indica<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> a robbery. TvT project: Sun Times, 21.06.2010; TDOR website (www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda Lavalle 28 16/06/10 Ac<strong>to</strong>pan (Mexico) shot Fernanda was a sex worker and the president <strong>of</strong> the NGO Transgender Hidalgo. After having been missing for three days, her dead body was found gagged and tied and shot twice in the head. Trans activists <strong>of</strong> Transgender Hidalgo declared that it was a hate crime. TvT project: El Financeiro, 22.06.2010, Notie Se, 24.06.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Xuxa 29 05/06/10 Laranjeiras, SE (Brazil) shot Xuxa was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm178


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Valdeci) Ferreira de Sousa 46 05/06/10 Teresina, PI (Brazil) stabbed The victim died in hospital, one day after being stabbed <strong>to</strong> death by her boyfriend Cristiano Pereira da Silva, who was arrested after confessing that he <strong>murdered</strong> Valdeci after having had an argument because <strong>of</strong> jealousy. TvT project: TV Canal 13, 08.06.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jazmin/Gudelia (Angel) Vega Guzman 39 05/06/10 Ensenada (Mexico) strangled The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: Ensenada net, 07.06.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dariel Quintela not <strong>reported</strong> 05/06/10 Sumisip <strong>to</strong>wn (Philippines) shot The victim was kidnapped and executed <strong>to</strong>gether with another <strong>trans</strong> person by the Abu Sayyaf group. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rolando Francisco Jr. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/06/10 Sumisip <strong>to</strong>wn (Philippines) shot The victim was kidnapped and executed <strong>to</strong>gether with another <strong>trans</strong> person by the Abu Sayyaf group. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yisel (Luis Jesus) Mejias Silva 20 02/06/10 Turmero (Venezuela) shot Yisel was a sex worker. TvT project: En Torno Inteligente, 07.06.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm179


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 31/05/10 Sao Miguel dos Campos, AL (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Neraldys not <strong>reported</strong> May, 2010 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot Neraldys was shot seven times on the street while doing sex work. She died in hospital ten days later. Neraldys was vicepresident <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> organization Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa. TvT project: Reinas de la Noche, website, w/d. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Batu 28 29/05/10 Sisli, Istanbul (Turkey) throat-­‐cut The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r is her ex-­‐boyfriend. The murderer was caught by the police while he was trying <strong>to</strong> escape the scene. The murderer <strong>murdered</strong> Batu with a chopper and cut her throat. Batu was subjected <strong>to</strong> several forms <strong>of</strong> abuse before she was <strong>murdered</strong>. TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Josenildo / Nildo) Barbosa dos San<strong>to</strong>s 27 27/05/10 Marechal Deodoro, AL (Brazil) stabbed The victim was found naked in a shallow grave. She was an artist. TvT project: Alagoas 24 horas online portal, 31.05.2010 Name: (Manuel) Gomez Mendoza Age: 19 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 24/05/10 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and beaten <strong>to</strong> death while in a car with her clients. Another <strong>trans</strong> sex worker survived the attack and could escape. Source: TvT project: La Prensa, 24.05.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm180


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Angie Gonzalez Oquendo 38 24/05/10 Caguas (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) strangled The homicide occurred in Angie Gonzalez' own apartment. TvT project: Edge Bos<strong>to</strong>n, 25.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Taira (Jose D B) dos San<strong>to</strong>s Junior not <strong>reported</strong> 23/05/10 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) beaten According <strong>to</strong> an experts' report, Taira died as a result <strong>of</strong> a severe blow on her had after a fight. The victim was then burned. The 27 year-­‐old Leonardo Loeser de Oliveira, a student <strong>of</strong> law and Jiu-­‐Jitsu fighter was identified as the suspect and arrested. He was said <strong>to</strong> have been under the influence <strong>of</strong> crack. The responsible police <strong>of</strong>ficer discarded homophobia as a motive, as Oliveira was said <strong>to</strong> had had sexual relations with men and travestis before. TvT project. ASTRA Rio & O Globo, 23.05.2010; Extra Online, 25.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 20/05/10 Varzea Grande, MT (Brazil) strangled TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Cesar Henrique) Vendrame 32 17/05/10 Resende, RJ (Brazil) beaten The victim was a sex worker and died in hospital after having been severely beaten. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a man had approached Cesar when he was on the street for work. After a conversation, a fight started and the man beat up the victim and then left the scene. TvT project: ASTRA Rio (TvT partner organisation); Diario do Vale, 18.05.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm181


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 16/05/10 Feira de Santana, BA (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was a merchant. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ice (Channarong) Sonnuam 21 16/05/10 Chaweng (Thailand) beaten Ice, a performer, was raped and then beaten <strong>to</strong> death with a broken piece <strong>of</strong> concrete. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, a young Thai man named Somchok Chungchiaw, was arrested due <strong>to</strong> evidence gained by an IP camera near the crime scene. He confessed the murder. According <strong>to</strong> the police, he explained that he had been angry after his wife left him and wanted <strong>to</strong> do something extreme. TvT project: The Samui Gazette, 16.07.2010 and Thai Page Online, 14.06.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 14/05/10 San Cris<strong>to</strong>bal (Dominican Republic) shot There were signs that the victim was sexually violated before being executed with three shots. TvT project: El Nuevo Diario, 15.05.2010 and El Nacional 15.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Michelle (Luis Alejandro) Silva 25 13/05/10 Maracaibo (Venezuela) shot Michelle was shot by a man driving by in a car. TvT project: La Verdad, 14.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luan San<strong>to</strong>s Xavier 17 11/05/10 Por<strong>to</strong> Velho, RO (Brazil) beaten TvT project: Rondonia Agora, 12.05.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm182


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Berenice (Marco) Gutierrez Ramos 32 11/05/10 Quintana Roo (Mexico) dismembered The victim was <strong>to</strong>rtured before being killed. There were indica<strong>to</strong>rs that the crime was committed by a Mexican drug mafia cartel as a warning. TvT project: Chetu Mail, 11.05.2010; TvT partner organization TV Mex -­‐ Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 10/05/10 Por<strong>to</strong> Velho, RO (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tigresa not <strong>reported</strong> 08/05/10 Feira de Santana, BA (Brazil) shot Tigresa was a sex worker. TvT project. Correiro 24 horas online portal, 08.05.2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ingrid Lizeth not <strong>reported</strong> 08/05/10 Bogota (Colombia) stabbed Ingrid was a sex worker and stabbed <strong>to</strong> death by a man who had been intimate with her shortly before. Police say it was a passion crime. TvT project: Informativo Patio Bonita Al Dia, 13.05.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm183


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dana A. (Chanel) Larkin 26 07/05/10 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) shot Dana was a sex worker <strong>of</strong> colour who according <strong>to</strong> Milwaukee prosecu<strong>to</strong>rs was shot dead after telling an interested client that she is not a woman. Andrew Olacirequi, the alleged perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, was arrested after returning <strong>to</strong> the crime scene <strong>to</strong> find his lost cell phone. TvT project: Edge Bos<strong>to</strong>n, 20.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sheila not <strong>reported</strong> 05/05/10 Nova Iguacu, RJ (Brazil) shot Sheila was a sex worker. TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Claudia not <strong>reported</strong> 01/05/10 Bairro Promorar, Teresina, PI (Brazil) shot Claudia was shot by a gang <strong>of</strong> drug dealers. TvT project: 180 graus online portal 01.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Monica (Thiago) de Jesus Carvalho 21 01/05/10 Stella Maris, BA (Brazil) shot Monica was a sex worker and was found shot in a garbage container. Three hours before, she had been seen entering a client's car. According <strong>to</strong> friends <strong>of</strong> the victim, Monica had received death threats through an online social network by a man who had killed another <strong>trans</strong> person. TvT project: A tarde online, 01.05.2010; Correio (Bahia) online portal, 1.05.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm184


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yara/Kelly 19 01/05/10 Salvador, BA (Brazil) shot The victim was a merchant. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Renata not <strong>reported</strong> 30/04/10 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Selene not <strong>reported</strong> April, 2010 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The killing is <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have occurred between April and May 2010, although the facts have not yet been confirmed. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ashley Santiago Ocasio 31 April, 2010 Corozal (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) shot Ashley was a beauty salon owner. A news agency commented: Activists press authorities <strong>to</strong> probe the slaying as a possible hate crime. The grisly scene at Santiago's home raised suspicion that she may have been targeted because <strong>of</strong> her gender identity. The case has grabbed headlines and renewed complaints that Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico has never invoked a 2002 hate crime law covering crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity. TvT project: Associated Press (news agency), 25.04.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm185


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Azra (Mustafa Has) 35 27/04/10 Konak, Izmir (Turkey) shot Azra was shot at 5:30 am in her own car. She was found half naked. Azra was a founding member <strong>of</strong> the queer organization Siyah Pempe Ucgen. According <strong>to</strong> other members <strong>of</strong> the organization, a man had tried <strong>to</strong> take other <strong>trans</strong> women <strong>to</strong> lonely places who had however refused. TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara; Haberciniz, online portal, 27.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 25/04/10 Rua Teodoro Sampaio, Brumado, BA (Brazil) shot The victim was shot at point blank in the heart area. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 25/04/10 Guatemala City (Guatemala) shot TvT project: Prensa Libre, 25.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mahsa 24 25/04/10 Tehran (Iran) strangled The victim was killed by her two brothers who mentioned the reason for the killing as "opposing her immorality". Their father forgave his two sons for the murder. One brother was sentenced <strong>to</strong> 8 years in prison, with five years suspended jail time and the other for three with two years suspended jail time. TvT project: Gay Middle East, 12.09.2010 (<strong>reported</strong> <strong>from</strong> FarsNews) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm186


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ramona not <strong>reported</strong> 22/04/10 Nova Iguacu, RJ (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Cleidinaldo) Silva do Nascimen<strong>to</strong> 30 22/04/10 Brumado, MG (Brazil) shot TvT project: Cabuloso, 04.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Pirasak) Pongchoo 43 22/04/10 Phuket (Thailand) slit throat TvT project: Phuket Gazette 27.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Adalber<strong>to</strong>) Alber<strong>to</strong> de Morais 17 21/04/10 Tocantins (Brazil) stabbed TvT project: Noticias Terra, 21.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dandara 40 20/04/10 Itaborai, RJ (Brazil) shot Dandara was a sex worker. TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm187


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Baiana (Angelo) da Costa not <strong>reported</strong> 13/04/10 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) shot TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Michelle 30 11/04/10 Sao Jose dos Pinhais, PR (Brazil) shot Michelle was attacked by three men and shot <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: Revista Ladoa, 12.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pitanga Malta da Silva 39 10/04/10 Por<strong>to</strong> Alegre, RS (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Pitanga was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 09/04/10 Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) stabbed The victim's body was found with her mouth gagged with her own panties. An activist <strong>of</strong> Associcao de Travesti da Paraiba (ASTRAPA) declared that there were clear signs that the crime is motivated by homophobia. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jazmin Alexandra not <strong>reported</strong> 08/04/10 Palmira (Colombia) shot Jazmin was shot <strong>to</strong> death in a hairdressers shop in the barrio La Colombina. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm188


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Toni (Tony) Als<strong>to</strong>n 44 03/04/10 Charlotte, NC (USA) shot Toni was shot in front <strong>of</strong> her home. Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: Charlotte Observer,14.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: China 30 01/04/10 Cuenca (Ecuador) not <strong>reported</strong> China was a sex worker. There are two hypotheses: the victim was <strong>murdered</strong> or it was a suicide. TvT project: Noticias al dia, 03.04.2010 & El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 04.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> March, 2010 Jakarta area (Indonesia) dismembered The Police <strong>of</strong> Jakarta found a mutilated and dismembered <strong>to</strong>rso <strong>of</strong> a <strong>trans</strong> person in the Kalimalang river in East Jakarta and Bekasi. TvT project: The Jakarta Post, 05.04.2010 and 06.04.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Monchi de Jesus Crisos<strong>to</strong>mo de Leon 22 30/03/10 San<strong>to</strong> Domingo (Dominican Republic) strangled Monchi was a sex worker and was strangled in a hotel room. The suspected perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, a 24 year-­‐old client <strong>of</strong> the sex worker, explained that he killed her in a fight that started after he realized that 'she wasn't a woman'. TvT project: Noticias Telemicros 30.03.2010 & El Nuevo dia, 12.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Leona (Leonardo) Fernandes 19 28/03/10 Viana, ES (Brazil) shot Leona was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm189


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Veronica (Rodrigo) Ferreira 23 27/03/10 Viana, ES (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the assassins were very cruel and reloaded the gun <strong>to</strong> shoot several times, although the Veronica, lying on the ground, was already dead. TvT project: TV Canal 17, 27.03.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 27/03/10 Mexico City (Mexico) beaten The victim was raped anally with an unknown object and then beaten <strong>to</strong> death. She was found naked, wearing only a bra. TvT project: En la Mira, 28.03.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Amanda (Edelbuer<strong>to</strong>) Gonzalez-­‐Andujar 29 27/03/10 New York City (USA) strangled Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: AP reports, NY Times & NY Daily News Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Debora Contreras Ponce 19 25/03/10 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot Debora was a sex worker. She was shot 15 times. TvT project: La Prensa 25.03.2010 and Vos El Soberano, 26.03.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Curi Huansi 29 25/03/10 Parma (Italy) stabbed Curi was Argentinean and her body was found naked and in a supine position. TvT project: Gazzetta di Reggio, 26.03.2010 and Vida de travestis 28.03.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm190


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 20/03/10 Venda Nova, Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Crislaine (Jose) Marques 27 18/03/10 Guarabira, PB (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm191


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm192


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong> 1st <strong>to</strong> March 18th 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> 13 cases without names and further details being <strong>reported</strong>. TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm193


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rubicel Torres Rodriguez not <strong>reported</strong> 07/03/10 Chilpancingo (Mexico) shot TvT project: Agora Guerrero 07.03.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Tiago) da Silva 25 06/03/10 Santa Luzia, MG (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kelly 25 05/03/10 Serra, ES (Brazil) shot Kelly was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Adelcio) Silveira Lima Polaca 36 01/03/10 Maringa, PR (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: Gazeta do Povo, 02.03.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Edmilson Jose) dos San<strong>to</strong>s 26 01/03/10 Maringa, PR (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: Gazeta do Povo, 02.03.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm194


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paola Uc Dzib 23 27/02/10 Tizimin (Mexico) stabbed The victim was a waitress. TvT project: Sipse, 28.02.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Princesa (Vinicius Freitas Vieira) 19 25/02/10 Via Estrutural, DF (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death with a machete. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Faith Iman 28 25/02/10 Kansas City (USA) stabbed, burned Faith was stabbed several times, then burned inside her home. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: TDOR website (www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Maria de Campos) 48 22/02/10 Uberaba, MG (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Italo) Bargosa Gonzaga 31 22/02/10 Salvador, BA (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm195


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sandra (Sandro Fernandes) 22 21/02/10 Dourados, MS (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> the police, the victim was a sex worker and was shot down by an adolescent on a bicycle while working on the street. TvT project: Agora MS, 23.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tonha (Adelino) Moura Rufino 22 19/02/10 Vi<strong>to</strong>ria de San<strong>to</strong> Antao, PE (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Aycan Fevzi Yener not <strong>reported</strong> 17/02/10 Fatih, Istanbul (Turkey) stabbed The victim was found dead in her own apartment with the wounds <strong>of</strong> 17 knife stabs. She was at home with a friend who was also attacked but was able <strong>to</strong> escape and was brought <strong>to</strong> hospital severely wounded. Neighbours <strong>reported</strong> <strong>to</strong> have seen three neighbours fleeing the apartment. TvT project: Haber Ayna, 19.02.2010 & LGBTT Istanbul; Radikal, online portal, 17.02.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Mauricio) da Silva Correia 40 16/02/10 Sao Luis, MA (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed 27 times. The police declared that the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was a psychopath. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: (Felipe) Torrealba Castillo Age: 20 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 16/02/10 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Barquisime<strong>to</strong> (Venezuela) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: shot Remarks: Source: TvT project: Diario El Impulso, 17.02.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm196


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Derya 35 08/02/10 Antalya (Turkey) stabbed TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcela Esteve 47 02/02/10 Tandil (Argentina) stabbed Marcela was stabbed in <strong>January</strong>, and died in the hospital after 20 days. Later, 31 year-­‐old Gocella Paul Sebastian was arrested. TvT project: AG Magazine, 03.02.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2010 Medellin (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim's body was found in the Medellin river, near the border with the municipality <strong>of</strong> Bello. TvT project: Unidad Permanente para los Derechos Humanos, Medellin, human rights organization, report <strong>from</strong> 10.12.20 10 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Josue) Arredondo Garcia not <strong>reported</strong> 31/01/10 Zacapu, Michoacan de Ocampo (Mexico) beaten The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: Quadratin, 31.01.2010 Name: Nadia Malik (khusra) Age: 28 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: <strong>January</strong>, 2010 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Rawalpindi (Pakistan) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: run-­‐over by car Remarks: The victim was stabbed repeatedly and then run over by a car. Source: TvT project: News Vine, 07.02.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm197


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 29/01/10 Ariquemes, RO (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 29/01/10 Belem, PA (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brigitte not <strong>reported</strong> 28/01/10 Caracas (Venezuela) shot Brigitte was a student at Bolivar University, Caracas, and a <strong>trans</strong> activist <strong>of</strong> Alianza Lambda de Venezuela. TvT project: Trans Memorial (TDOR Website), 02.02.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lacraia not <strong>reported</strong> 26/01/10 Salvador, BA (Brazil) shot Lacraia was homeless. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Fernando) Vasquez Roque 26 26/01/10 Lima (Peru) beaten The victim was <strong>to</strong>rtured. TvT project: La Republica, 27.01.2010 and Vida de travestis 27.01.2010 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm198


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ingrid Huayaba Gonzales 23 23/01/10 Lima (Peru) thrown out <strong>of</strong> window Ingrid was a sex worker. She was pushed out <strong>of</strong> a window and fell down <strong>from</strong> the second floor. TvT project: Vida de travestis (Web-­‐Blog), 23.01.2010 and 04.05.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Myra Chanel Ical 51 18/01/10 Hous<strong>to</strong>n, Texas (USA) beaten TvT project: Popmatters (Online Magazine), March 18, 2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tina 37 16/01/10 Kakori (India) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Express News Service 17.01.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Luis) Conde 39 09/01/10 Rosario (Argentina) beaten The victim was a lawyer <strong>of</strong> the Federal Administration (Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos). TvT project: Diario Ciudadana 10.01.2010 and Los Andes Online, 11.01.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rodel Soriaga 30 40185 Hamtic (Philippines) stabbed TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm199


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 04/01/10 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Toninho) 27 02/01/10 Campo Largo, PR (Brazil) beaten The victim was a sex worker. It is suspected that she was killed by a client, who tried <strong>to</strong> suffocate her with a plastic bag before beating her <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: Parana Online, 04.01.2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 02/01/10 Naples, Italy (Italy) shot The victim was found near a market place and was beaten before she was killed. TvT project: La Repubblica, 03.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Azerbaijan) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT questionnaire research Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 not <strong>reported</strong> (Azerbaijan) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT questionnaire research If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm200


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija (Bolivia) beaten The victim was severely beaten with heavy objects until she lost her left eyeball. TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija (Bolivia) beaten TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Santa Cruz (Bolivia) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was a young travesti. She disappeared without leaving notice. Several days later, a stranger entered in contact with her family, asking for a ransom, but <strong>reported</strong>ly did not insist on this request. Two months later, the victims body was found in a local creek in a state <strong>of</strong> decomposition. TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Trinidad, Beni (Bolivia) suffocated TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija (Bolivia) suffocated The victim was <strong>to</strong>rtured and a broomstick was inserted in<strong>to</strong> her rectum. She was then strangled <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm201


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Dalian (China) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Trans China Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2010 Dalian (China) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Trans China Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dayanna (Marco An<strong>to</strong>nio Mera Quinayas) 25 2010 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> Dayanna was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kim 24 2010 Gyeongsan City (Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea) strangled Kim worked as a hostess. The court sentenced the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r for murder related <strong>to</strong> robbery TvT partner organisations STRAP (Philippenes) and Jirung-­‐e (R.O. Korea) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Luiz) da Silva 47 December, 2009 Cuiaba, MT (Brazil) beaten TvT project: 24 Horas News 31.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm202


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tania San<strong>to</strong>s 19 December, 2009 Maceio, AL (Brazil) stabbed TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Wong 64 31/12/09 Johor Baharu (Malaysia) stabbed The victim was killed in his own apartment and robbed. There were no signs <strong>of</strong> forced entry. TvT project: New Strait Times and and Bernama Malaysian News Agency 01.01.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Javier) Quiroz Terrazas 19 December, 2009 Delicias (Mexico) shot Four hooded men in a van approached the victim and another person, forcing them <strong>to</strong> give their valuables. The victim ran away and was shot down. The police found the body in a dress. TvT project: El Sol de Parral, 20.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Aries) Alcantara 28 December, 2009 Obando, Bulacan (Philippines) shot The victim was a hairdresser. She was stabbed in front <strong>of</strong> a restaurant. TvT partner organization STRAP Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jo de Souza Bevenites 48 29/12/09 Foz do Iguacu, PR (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed by a man on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike near a bus station. TvT project: O Globo 31.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm203


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 17 24/12/09 Niteroi, RJ (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and was executed by two young men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike after leaving a sex workers hotel. TvT project: O Sao Goncalo 24.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda 36 23/12/09 Maceio, AL (Brazil) shot The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r fled on a scooter. TvT project: Correio do Povo 23.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Renata Pinheiro de Souza 37 20/12/09 Brasilia, DF (Brazil) beaten Victim was found stripped naked. The victims head was smashed with a piece <strong>of</strong> a broken <strong>to</strong>ilet. TvT project: Clica Brasilia 20.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose) dos San<strong>to</strong>s Bispo 43 16/12/09 Tancredo Neves (Brazil) shot The victim was a religious leader. TvT project: A Tarde Online 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Euzenilson Paulino) Carneiro da Silva 23 16/12/09 Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was shot <strong>to</strong> death, along with her mother, by two hooded men on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. Two friends <strong>of</strong> the victim were also shot but survived. The police suspect that the homicides are linked <strong>to</strong> drug trafficking. TvT project: Diario do Nordeste 17.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm204


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Talia not <strong>reported</strong> 15/12/09 Belem (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Luis Arturo) Murillo 25 15/12/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) dismembered The body was found dismembered with severed genitals, in a white-­‐and-­‐pink sack on the road between Puer<strong>to</strong> Cortes and San Pedro Sula. The head was not found. The police surmise that the victim was a <strong>trans</strong> person because her fingernails were painted pink. TvT project: La Prensa, 15.12.2009, La Tribuna, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Estrella (Jose Angel) Venegas 32 13/12/09 Mexicali, Baja California (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: TDOR website (www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sabrina Drummond 43 12/12/09 Sao Luis, MA (Brazil) stabbed Sabrina was president <strong>of</strong> the Travesti andTransexual Association <strong>of</strong> Maranhao (Atrama) and an outreach social worker for <strong>trans</strong> sex workers, distributing condoms and information material about AIDS/HIV and STDs. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r is suspected <strong>to</strong> be a 'serial killer' who has <strong>murdered</strong> two other <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong>. TvT project: Jornal Pequeno 14.12.2009 & Athos GLS 15.12.2009 Name: Mariah Malina Qualls Age: 23 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 09/12/09 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: 402 Broadway, San Francisco (USA) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: beaten Remarks: Mariah was found dead in a residential hotel. Source: TvT project: Bay Area Reporter 17.12.2009 and KTVU 19.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm205


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Filhinha not <strong>reported</strong> 08/12/09 Uberaba, MG (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Filinha was a sex worker. TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2009) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yuli (Julio Cesar Almonia Anchica) not <strong>reported</strong> 05/12/09 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) stabbed Yuli was killed with various stabs. Her body was found in the barrio Camilo Torres de Cali. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Debora da Costa not <strong>reported</strong> 02/12/09 Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The murderer shot the victim six times and fled in a van. Debora had received threats for non-­‐payment <strong>of</strong> debts. TvT project: JC Online 03.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 01/12/09 Guayaquil (Ecuador) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was killed in the own house between 30 November and 6 December 2009. TvT project: El Comercio, 07.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm206


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Giovanna Fernandes 31 01/12/09 Rome (Italy) not <strong>reported</strong> Giovana is assumed <strong>to</strong> have been killed between 1 and 15 December. The body <strong>of</strong> Giovana, who was <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent, was found inside a garbage bag in a state <strong>of</strong> advanced decomposition, along with a jacket, a pair <strong>of</strong> black sandals and a ring. TvT project: Noticias Terra 29.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> Oc<strong>to</strong>ber/November, 2009 Londrina, SP (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was killed between 26 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber and 3 November 2009. TvT project: Jornal de Londrina, 10.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> November, 2009 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> The killing became known through employees <strong>of</strong> a morgue, who referred <strong>to</strong> a dead person as "mona te<strong>to</strong>na". TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Lola (Francisco Javier) Mena Aguilar 17 29/11/09 Rivas (Nicaragua) stabbed La Lola was stabbed in the back in the 'red light district' <strong>of</strong> Rivas. She was brought <strong>to</strong> hospital, were she died in the surgery room due <strong>to</strong> an internal haemorrhage. TvT project: La Prensa, 01.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm207


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Emanuele Fosquerau de Oliveira 25 25/11/09 Campo Grande, MS (Brazil) shot Emanuele was a sex worker and was shot at night by three 16 year-­‐olds and died in hospital. TvT project: Parana Online 26.11.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rui not <strong>reported</strong> 25/11/09 Campo Grande, MS (Brazil) stabbed The police suspect a crime <strong>of</strong> passion. TvT project: Campo Grande News 25.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kelly (Alejandro) Correa Pichardo 24 25/11/09 San<strong>to</strong> Domingo (Dominican Republic) shot Kelly was a medical student and the founder <strong>of</strong> the <strong>trans</strong> group Trans Siempre Amigas (Transsa). Kelly worked as sex worker. She was on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike with another person, who was also injured. They were shot by several men, also on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT project: El Nacional, 26.11.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Roberta (Goncalver) Siqueira Herbert 31 24/11/09 Rome (Italy) stabbed The victim was <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r, a 22year old Italian man confessed the crime and stated that he acted in self-­‐defense. TvT project: Il Mattino, 30.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Grazivaldo) Martins 47 23/11/09 Salvador, BA (Brazil) hanged The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm208


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Namanda not <strong>reported</strong> 22/11/09 Goiana, PE (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Marconi William) Pereira 27 21/11/09 Itabira, MG (Brazil) shot The victim was a TV presenter. TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Wanchai) Tongwijit 35 21/11/09 Tambon Wichit, Phuket City (Thailand) shot The victim was a restaurant employee and was allegedly shot by 22 year-­‐old Phichai Lakkor in a short-­‐time hotel. The suspected murderer was caught because he s<strong>to</strong>le her mobile phone. TvT project: Phuket Gazette, 23.11.2009 and 26.11.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Brenda 32 20/11/09 Rome (Italy) asphyxiation Brenda was a sex worker <strong>of</strong> Brazilian descent and a witness <strong>to</strong> a 'political sex scandal'. Her apartment was set on fire. The police are investigating murder. TvT project: Telegraph 20.11.2009, Netzeitung 21.11.2009 and www.republica.it If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm209


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jorge Steven) López Mercado 19 12/11/09 Caguas (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) throat-­‐cut The victim worked as a sex worker. The confessed murderer, 26 years old, was unable <strong>to</strong> pay the bail <strong>of</strong> $4 million and was imprisoned. He <strong>murdered</strong> the victim after noticing that she was a <strong>trans</strong> person. The Justice Department, along with representatives <strong>of</strong> the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico Legal University Hospital, has declared its intention <strong>to</strong> treat the murder as a hate crime. TvT project: El Vocero, 18/11/2009 and 24/11/2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 11/11/09 Londrina, SP (Brazil) burned TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Destiny Lauren 29 10/11/09 Leigh<strong>to</strong>n (UK) strangled Destiny was a sex worker. TvT project: Isling<strong>to</strong>n Gazette 12.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Aglailson Rodrigues Ferreira) 22 04/11/09 Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) burned The victim was tied, gagged and burned. The victim had received threats before the killing. TvT project: Diario do Nordeste 15.11.2009 Name: (Luis Sosa) Age: 57 Date <strong>of</strong> Death: 03/11/09 Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Montevideo (Uruguay) Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in the head and thorax. Source: TvT project: La Republica, 06.11.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm210


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sabrina Garcia Cajas not <strong>reported</strong> 02/11/09 Guatemala City (Guatemala) s<strong>to</strong>ned Sabrina was a member <strong>of</strong> OTRANS, Reinas de la Noche. She was brutally s<strong>to</strong>ned. TvT project: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lam Larissa (Rigober<strong>to</strong> Wilson Carrasco) 17 01/11/09 El Zamorano, Francisco Morazan (Honduras) shot Various men attacked the victim. TvT project: Tiempo 02/11/2009, IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Xiao Sichuan 30 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, 2009 Kunming (China) not <strong>reported</strong> Xiao Sichuan was a sex worker and killed by a client. TvT partner organisation: Trans China Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica Andreina not <strong>reported</strong> 31/10/09 Puer<strong>to</strong> Barrios (Nicaragua) shot Jessica's body was found by other <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong>. TvT project: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Wanda Fox not <strong>reported</strong> 30/10/09 Bogota (Colombia) shot Wanda was a sex worker and an activist <strong>of</strong> Fundación Procrear and Proyec<strong>to</strong> Zona Trans. She was shot by several individuals <strong>from</strong> a car. TvT project: Fundación Procrear 29/10/2009 and Portal Participación Bogotá, Gobierno de Colombia 02.11.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm211


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 29/10/09 La Libertad (El Salvador) shot The victim was between 20 and 30 years old. The crime was a double killing (<strong>of</strong> a <strong>trans</strong> person and <strong>of</strong> another woman). There is no evidence <strong>of</strong> the who committed the crime, but the area is controlled by a youth gang, the mara salvatrucha. TvT project: Source: “Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide” research project: elsalvador.com 30.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 29/10/09 Quezaltepque (El Salvador) shot The victim and another woman were <strong>murdered</strong> by a group <strong>of</strong> men who appeared <strong>to</strong> be gang members. TvT project: El Salvador, 30.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ratni not <strong>reported</strong> 29/10/09 Solan (India) slit throat TvT project: Thai Indian: 03.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Deshraj Mahant not <strong>reported</strong> 29/10/09 Solan (India) slit throat TvT project: Thai Indian: 03.12.2011 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm212


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kenia Mayli not <strong>reported</strong> 26/10/09 Guatemala City (Guatemala) shot Kenias body showed signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture. Before being shot she was run over by a car. TvT project: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dee Green 25 26/10/09 Baltimore (USA) stabbed Police found Dee lying unconscious and bleeding in the street. They <strong>to</strong>ok her <strong>to</strong> the hospital where she died a half hour later. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Katherine Noriega not <strong>reported</strong> 25/10/09 Bogota (Colombia) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: Portal Participación Bogotá, Gobierno de Colombia 02.11.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 27 24/10/09 Campinas, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker and went with a client in<strong>to</strong> a drive-­‐in and was stabbed there. She suffered severe injuries in the right arm, the breasts, the s<strong>to</strong>mach and the hips. She was between 25 and 28 years old. TvT project: AthosGLS, 26.10.09 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Juan Carlos) Zelaya 32 24/10/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was a seller. The victims body was found completely naked. TvT project: La Tribuna, 26.10.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm213


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kimberly (Marco Andres) Medina Andrade 25 21/10/09 Santiago de Chile (Chile) stabbed Kimberly and another <strong>trans</strong>sexual (Jus<strong>to</strong> Hernandez Arriagada), sex workers, were attacked by a group <strong>of</strong> <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong>, named Team Mecano. Kimberly died in the attack, Arriagada was slightly injured. Jose Luis Salazar Almeyda, 18 years old, surrendered <strong>to</strong> police confessing <strong>to</strong> be the author <strong>of</strong> the crime. TvT project: La Nación, 22.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Meena (Hijra) 31 20/10/09 New Delhi (India) throat-­‐cut Meena was killed <strong>to</strong>gether with Vimlesh, a Guruji, in Vimlesh's house by the driver and the body guard <strong>of</strong> the other victim and another man who s<strong>to</strong>le her jewelry and car. The three suspects were later caught by the police. Both victims were found lying in a pool <strong>of</strong> blood. TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vimlesh (Hijra) 47 20/10/09 New Delhi (India) throat-­‐cut Vimlesh was killed <strong>to</strong>gether with another hijra by her driver, her body guard and another man who s<strong>to</strong>le her jewelry and car and were later arrested by the police. Both victims were found lying in a pool <strong>of</strong> blood. TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Tamires) de Tal not <strong>reported</strong> 19/10/09 Taguatinga Sul, DF (Brazil) shot The victim was part <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong> <strong>trans</strong> sex workers who were shot by two men at night. The suspects, two males in their twenties, were arrested by the police. TvT project: Correio Brasiliense, 19.10.09 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm214


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose) Ribeiro Alves Ne<strong>to</strong> 40 16/10/09 Valparaiso, SP (Brazil) strangled The victim was a public <strong>of</strong>ficial. TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia (www.ggb.org.br) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Andrea Waddell 29 15/10/09 Brigh<strong>to</strong>n (UK) strangled Andrea was strangled before her flat was set on fire. She sometimes worked as a sex worker, taking clients <strong>to</strong> her flat. TvT project: Daily Mail, 19.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Romulo Emilio) de Freitas 18 13/10/09 Londrina, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and attacked by three men at night and shot three times by one <strong>of</strong> them. TvT project: Jornal de Londrina, 13.10.09 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carolina (Edwards Jose) Gonzalez 37 13/10/09 Maracaibo (Venezuela) shot Carolina was a hairdresser. Some men that were not identified yet shot Carolina as she returned <strong>from</strong> a funeral and fled the scene. TvT project: Diario La Verdad, 15.10.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm215


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Monserrat (Elder Noe) Maradiaga not <strong>reported</strong> 10/10/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) run-­‐over by car Monserrat was an activist <strong>of</strong> the Travesty, Transgender and Transsexual Group <strong>of</strong> San Pedro Sula (Colectivo TTT). She was on the sidewalk with two other <strong>persons</strong>. A car came by with high velocity and run over her, she died instantly. The other two <strong>persons</strong> survived. TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesina<strong>to</strong>s en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marion Lanza not <strong>reported</strong> 09/10/09 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) not <strong>reported</strong> The crime was denounced by the Association LGTTBI Arcoiris. TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesina<strong>to</strong>s en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 06/10/09 Havana (Cuba) stabbed The victims body showed three stabs, two in the breast and one in the back. TvT project: Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, 14.09.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Linsia C.C. 40 05/10/09 Burgos (Spain) strangled Linsia was a sex worker and migrant <strong>of</strong> Colombian descent. She was killed on 4 or 5 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. TvT project: El Mundo, 08.09.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm216


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kristina Lucaj 38 03/10/09 Tirana (Albania) stabbed Kristina was stabbed in the neck in an abandoned building and died en route <strong>to</strong> Tiranas hospital due <strong>to</strong> blood loss. Kristina had previously been arrested for prostitution. TvT project: Balkan Insight 04.10.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rusbel An<strong>to</strong>nio) Torres Jesus 30 21/09/09 Chimbote (Peru) shot The victim was a liquor seller. She was attacked in her own shop by four <strong>persons</strong> who beat her and shot her when she tried <strong>to</strong> escape. TvT project: El Comercio 22.09.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda Salome Miranda Mata (Jorge Samuel) 21 20/09/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot TvT project: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sayda Reynieri (Carlos) Reinieris Salome 33 20/09/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot TvT project: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Samara da Silva 28 17/09/09 Jundiai, SP (Brazil) strangled The victim was found 'tat<strong>to</strong>oed' with a piece <strong>of</strong> glass <strong>of</strong> a beer bottle. The suspect <strong>to</strong>ld the police that he thought the victim was a woman and killed her when realizing she was a <strong>trans</strong> person. Source: TvT project: Jornal de Itupeva, 20.09.2009, Agência Anhangüera de Notícias, 23.09.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm217


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carol de Souza 17 13/09/09 Caratinga, MG (Brazil) stabbed Carol was a sex worker. TvT project: TV Super Canal Caratinga & Blog William Chaves, 15.09.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> August, 2009 Algiers (Algeria) beaten The victim was a young <strong>trans</strong> woman who had a degree <strong>from</strong> the Algiers University, but was abandoned by her family and worked as a sex worker. She was attacked at night in the street by a group <strong>of</strong> strangers who beat her up severely. She was brought <strong>to</strong> hospital, where she died shortly after. The crime happened in the first two weeks <strong>of</strong> August. TvT project: www.bekhsoos.com/web/2009/09/algerian-­‐<strong>trans</strong>sexual-­‐woman-­<strong>murdered</strong>/ 07.09.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Michelle Torres (Mil<strong>to</strong>n) not <strong>reported</strong> 30/08/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot Michelle was with two other <strong>trans</strong> sex workers talking with a client when they were approached by a man in a car who threatened them <strong>to</strong> leave. When Michelle replied, he <strong>to</strong>ok out a weapon and shot her in the head. TvT project: Red Lesbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report Asesina<strong>to</strong>s en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paulina Ibarra 24 28/08/09 Hollywood (USA) stabbed The suspected murderer was a homeless person who was known <strong>to</strong> frequent <strong>trans</strong>gender sex workers. TvT project: ABC 7, 07.09.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm218


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tylia Mack 21 26/08/09 Washing<strong>to</strong>n D.C. (USA) stabbed Tyla and another <strong>trans</strong>gender person were stabbed and brought <strong>to</strong> hospital. Tylia died in the hospital, the other one was expected <strong>to</strong> recover. The police investigated the crime as a possible hate crime. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: Examiner, 01.09.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kanan al Muthia 42 25/08/09 Setapak (Malaysia) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Malay Mail 27.08.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La George (Jorge Eliecer Burbano) not <strong>reported</strong> 16/08/09 Bogota (Colombia) shot TvT project: La Prensa Escrita 12/09/2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Hec<strong>to</strong>r Emilio) Maradiaga Snaider 24 09/08/09 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot The victim was shot three times. Her body was found one kilometer <strong>from</strong> Colonia Lomas de Toncontin. The victim worked in a restaurant; she had an appointment with some friends. TvT project: El Heraldo, 10/08/09 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 08/08/09 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> This homicide was confirmed by "Investigador del CTI John Fernando" TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm219


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Kleberson Allan) dos Anjos San<strong>to</strong>s 18 02/08/09 Ribeirao Pires, SP (Brazil) shot TvT project: Diário do Grande ABC 03.08.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Archie Avis Brooks 47 26/07/09 Hattiesburg (USA) stabbed Archie was an FTM. He was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death after having an argument with his companion Devin Fortune, 28, who was arrested for slaying the victim. TvT project: Hattiesburg American, 05.08.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Beyonce (Eric) Lee 21 26/07/09 New Orleans (USA) stabbed Lee was a drag performer who dressed and performed as the famous singer Beyonce. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bianca not <strong>reported</strong> 25/07/09 Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Bianca was killed by three adolescents (16, 17, and 18 years <strong>of</strong> age) who stated that they killed her because she wanted <strong>to</strong> have oral sex with them. TvT project: Mix Brasil, 27.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 27 23/07/09 Penang (Malaysia) head injury The victim was found by a security guard, lying in a pool <strong>of</strong> blood. She was taken <strong>to</strong> a hospital where she died 12 hours later as a result <strong>of</strong> head injury. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm220


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Walace) de Souza 21 20/07/09 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia (www.ggb.org.br) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 18/07/09 Sensonate (El Salvador) stabbed The body was found in the district Piedra de Moler, in Nahulingo. TvT project: Diario Co Latino, 20.07.2009 and La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador 19.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda Cerqueira da Silva 18 17/07/09 Vila Barao, Sorocaba, SP (Brazil) shot Fernanda was a sex worker and shot <strong>to</strong> death by a client after he refused <strong>to</strong> pay the requested sum for the service. He also injured another <strong>trans</strong> sex worker . TvT project: Jornal Cruzeiro do Sul, 17.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jesús Gerardo) Ávalos 22 17/07/09 not <strong>reported</strong> (Mexico) shot The victim was a sex worker and killed during work. TvT project: El Siglo de Torreón, México, 18.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 15/07/09 Aparecida de Goiania, GO (Brazil) shot TvT project: O Globo.com, 17.07.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm221


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Judecir) Marinho de Oliveira 42 08/07/09 Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) shot The victim was shot three times by men on mo<strong>to</strong>rbikes. TvT project: Diario do Nordeste, 14.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nicoll Hernandez not <strong>reported</strong> 08/07/09 Carrera 8, Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot Nicoll was killed on a street by four gun shots in the early morning <strong>of</strong> 8 July. She was in the company <strong>of</strong> a friend, headed <strong>to</strong>wards her apartment. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Teri Benally 42 08/07/09 Albuquerque (USA) beaten Teri Benally was found beaten <strong>to</strong> death on a street at 1am. Teri was the third <strong>trans</strong>gender Navajo <strong>murdered</strong> in this area between 2005 and 2009. Fredrick (Kelly) Watson, 32, was killed June 9 this year and Ryan Shey Hoskie, 23, was found beaten <strong>to</strong> death in <strong>January</strong> 2005. TvT project: Native Out, 08.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Cesar) Torres 39 08/07/09 El Paso (USA) beaten The victim died <strong>of</strong> the beating and suffered cuts above his eyes, broken ribs, a broken nose, a ruptured liver, wrenched neck, stab wounds and other injuries. The victim was killed by the boyfriend. An au<strong>to</strong>psy report says the victim died <strong>from</strong> blunt force trauma. The victim was described as cross-­‐dresser. Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after his death suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: El Paso Times, 11.07.2009, KDBC 4 News, Portugal.Gay 13.07.09 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm222


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Violeta Vergara Conde 19 06/07/09 San Fransisco, Maracaibo (Venezuela) beaten Three clients <strong>to</strong>ok Violeta, who was a sex worker, and another sex worker <strong>to</strong> the San Francisco district. There they beat both with a wheel spanner and killed Violeta. The other sex worker survived and was able <strong>to</strong> escape. TvT project: Diario La Verdad, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 07.07.2009, Red Trans de Nicaragua, 14.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 02/07/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) burned The victim was a sex worker and shot <strong>from</strong> a close distance in the eyes. The body showed marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Jermaine Scott 39 01/07/09 Philadelphia (USA) shot The victim was described as a man wearing womens clothes. TvT project: NBC Philadelphia, 01.07.2009; TDOR website (www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Valeria (Darwin) Joya not <strong>reported</strong> 30/06/09 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot Valeria was shot in the face TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesina<strong>to</strong>s en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm223


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Martina Jackson (Martin) not <strong>reported</strong> 30/06/09 Cerro Verde, Choloma (Honduras) s<strong>to</strong>ned Martina was raped and s<strong>to</strong>ned <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesina<strong>to</strong>s en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Christian Rober<strong>to</strong>) Thomson Henríquez 37 29/06/09 Col. Alonzo Lacoyo, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot TvT project: Catrachas de Honduras, 18.12.2010 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vicki Hernandez Castillo (Jonny Emelson Hernandez) not <strong>reported</strong> 29/06/09 San Pedro Sula (Honduras) shot The victim was a sex worker and shot <strong>from</strong> a close distance in the eyes. The body showed marks <strong>of</strong> strangulation. TvT project: Report <strong>of</strong> Human Rights Research and Promotion Center (Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, CIPRODEH), 17.07.2009 and Report <strong>of</strong> International Human Rights Commission (Informe de la Misión Internacional de Derechos Humanos), 23.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Hadise 19 29/06/09 Merter, Istanbul (Turkey) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Kaos GL-­‐Ankara, TGEU Mailinglist 06.07.2009; Nefret Cinayetlerini Duyuruyoruz, blog, 3.07.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm224


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luana 22 24/06/09 Maceio, AL (Brazil) shot TvT project: Gazeta do Web 24.06.2009 & Alagoas 24horas 25.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Enrique Jhosvani) Guevara 42 24/06/09 Ancon, Lima (Peru) not <strong>reported</strong> The body was found inside a box nearby the police station <strong>of</strong> Ancon, Lima. The victim worked as a stylist in a shopping center. TvT project: La República 26.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jefferson) Thiago de San<strong>to</strong>s 16 22/06/09 Belem, PA (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker and shot by a client. TvT project: Diario do Para 26.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Anita Fajardo Rios not <strong>reported</strong> 16/06/09 El Carmen (Mexico) stabbed Anita was a chorus singer. She was beaten and stabbed. TvT project: La Quinta Columna & Noticias Puebla 18.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rafaele not <strong>reported</strong> 14/06/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot TvT project: Noticias Puebla 15.06.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm225


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla Regina Ben<strong>to</strong> 30 11/06/09 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) strangled TvT project: Canal Rio Claro 13.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Catherine 28 11/06/09 San Salvador (El Salvador) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Diario Co-­‐Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tanya Ardon 17 11/06/09 San Salvador (El Salvador) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Diario Co-­‐Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kelly (Frederick) Watson 32 09/06/09 Maple St SE, Albuquerque, NM (USA) not <strong>reported</strong> Kelly Watson was Navajo and a sex worker. The victim's body was found in an alley. TvT project: Native Out, 08.07.2009; KRQE, online portal,07.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Luli 30 07/06/09 San Lorenzo (Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico) stabbed La Luli was approximately 30 years old. Her body was found with ten stabs in the chest and different parts <strong>of</strong> the body as well as in the face. TvT project: El Vocero 08.06.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm226


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Papucha (Domingo Hurtado Encina) 25 01/06/09 La Vic<strong>to</strong>ria (Peru) shot Witnesses indicated that the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was a client <strong>of</strong> Papucha, who was a sex worker. TvT project: Portugal.Gay, 02.06.2009, La República, 01.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ketlin 19 May, 2009 Uruacu, GO (Brazil) dismembered Ketlin was dismembered and beaten <strong>to</strong> death with a hatchet, her breasts cut <strong>of</strong>f. TvT project: LGBTT-­‐Blogspot, 03.07.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cailane 24 30/05/09 Varzea Grande, MT (Brazil) burned TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Adriano) Aquino Pereira 31 26/05/09 Recife, PE (Brazil) beaten The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dara not <strong>reported</strong> 26/05/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot The crime happened in a s<strong>to</strong>len car. TvT project: Bem Paraná, 26.05.2009, 27.05.2009, Gay-­‐Portugal, 28.05.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm227


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Pedro) Sánchez Pérez 23 26/05/09 San Miguel Canoa (Honduras) stabbed The victim was 20 <strong>to</strong> 25 years old and was found in female clothing. TvT project: Sintesis Digital 27.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Karina Alves 26 25/05/09 Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) shot Karina was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Foxy Ivy 35 25/05/09 Detroit (USA) shot Foxy was an African-­‐American <strong>trans</strong> woman <strong>of</strong> and under 35 years old. She was shot in the back in a park. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 26 24/05/09 Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) shot The victim was shot with 13 bullets. The police investigated the killing as a hate crime. TvT project: O Tempo, 24.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Cindy Cagla Ilyas Cagan 26 22/05/09 Ankara (Turkey) stabbed Cindy was a sex worker. A man, who was a web designer, confessed the crime, saying he killed Cindy because <strong>of</strong> teh money she earned and because he wanted <strong>to</strong> pay back debts. He planned the murder, injuring Cindy with 43 knife stabs and slitting her throat. Source: TvT project: Kaos Gl-­‐Turkey, TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong> 22.05.2009, 26.05.2009; Radikal, online portal, 29.05.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm228


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 19/05/09 Natal, RN (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Xiomaran Duras 27 18/05/09 Caracas (Venezuela) shot Six bullets were found in Xiomaran's body. TvT project: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jenifer not <strong>reported</strong> 06/05/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot TvT project: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Diksy Jones 64 06/05/09 Upper Hut (New Zealand) not <strong>reported</strong> Diksy was a cabinet mason. She died <strong>of</strong> severe injuries. TvT project: The Dominion Post, 07.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fernanda Botelho not <strong>reported</strong> 04/05/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm229


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Caio Júnior) dos San<strong>to</strong>s 19 03/05/09 Varzea Grande, MT (Brazil) strangled TvT project: 24horas News, 04.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Britney Pereira 23 27/04/09 Cuiaba, MT (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Juliana Martins 28 27/04/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot Juliana was shot in the s<strong>to</strong>mach <strong>from</strong> a close distance. TvT project: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ramon Martinez 26 23/04/09 Santiago (Dominican Republic) <strong>to</strong>rture The victim's body showed burns and severe knife wounds, and the body was wrapped in a pink plastic bag. TvT project: MRTV, 23.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jeva Padilla 23 21/04/09 Santiago (Dominican Republic) <strong>to</strong>rture Jeva's body showed burns and the face and genitals were mutilated. She was executed with 40 shots and wrapped in a plastic bag TvT project: MRTV, 23.04.2009 & Al Momen<strong>to</strong> 22.04.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm230


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Gabriel) Carneiro de Sousa not <strong>reported</strong> 18/04/09 Fortaleza, CE (Brazil) shot TvT project: Diario do Nordeste, 21.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Image Devereux (Jimmy McCollough) 34 14/04/09 Fayetteville (USA) not <strong>reported</strong> Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 40 11/04/09 Niteroi, RJ (Brazil) shot TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong> & Bird <strong>of</strong> Paradox, 21.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Melek D. 25 11/04/09 Ankara (Turkey) stabbed TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong> & Bird <strong>of</strong> Paradox, 21.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gisela (Roni) Galante 42 01/04/09 Gualeguaychu (Argentina) not <strong>reported</strong> Remains <strong>of</strong> the body were found weeks later TvT project: La Calle 19.04.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm231


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paola Bracho (Paulo Enrique Torres) not <strong>reported</strong> 01/04/09 Palmira (Colombia) stabbed Paola was a sex worker. She was killed by a supposed client, who approached her on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike and stabbed her various times. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Xiao Qian 40 March, 2009 Kunming (China) not <strong>reported</strong> Xiao Qian was a sex worker and killed by a client. TvT partner organisation: Trans China Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Shabnam 30 29.03.2009 Mumbai (India) stabbed Shabnam checked in a hotel with a man, and was found with her body tied and her face slashed with a knife the next morning. The police suspect that the accused had promised marriage <strong>to</strong> the eunuch and brought her <strong>to</strong> the city only <strong>to</strong> kill her here so that their identities could remain unknown. TvT project: Hindustan Times, 03.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 27/03/09 Salvador da Bahia, BA (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a seller. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 25/03/09 Nova Iguacu, RJ (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm232


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Smail L. 36 24/03/09 Valencia (Spain) beaten Smail was <strong>of</strong> Moroccan descent. TvT project: ABC.es 25.03.2009 & Las Provincias 26.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sasha Estefania not <strong>reported</strong> 24/03/09 Caracas (Venezuela) shot TvT project: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ramya 34 23/03/09 Thanjavur (India) strangled Ramya was the president <strong>of</strong> the Thanjavur District’s Transsexuals Association. TvT project: News Web-­‐India, 24.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Francisco) Nazareno 31 22/03/09 not <strong>reported</strong> (Italy) poisened The victim was a seller. TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Eda Yildirim 38 22/03/09 Bursa (Turkey) dismembered Eda's head was cut <strong>of</strong>f. TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong>, Lambda Istanbul If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm233


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Claudia not <strong>reported</strong> 20/03/09 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) beaten Claudia was castrated. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: L. D. 29 20/03/09 Eskisehir (Turkey) stabbed She was attcked and stabbed by three men. TvT partner organization Trans X Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Virgen Castro Carrillo 30 19/03/09 Sinaloa (Mexico) shot The crime happened between 19th and 21st March. The police suspect that Virgen, who was a sex worker, was <strong>murdered</strong> by a client when he noticed that she was a <strong>trans</strong> person. Afterwards the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r threw her body in<strong>to</strong> the river. TvT project: El Sol de Sinaloa 24.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mohini 30 16/03/09 Indore (India) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Times <strong>of</strong> India 30.12.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Adriana Fonseca (Adan Sanchez Lopez, muxe) 31 12/03/09 Juchitan (Mexico) stabbed Adriana was a sex worker and about 30 <strong>to</strong> 31 years old. TvT project: Portal Sida, 13.03.2009 & La Jornada, 14.03.2009 & Imparcial en Línea, 12.03.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm234


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Julio) Avila Albarracín 32 10/03/09 Mar del Plata (Argentina) stabbed TvT project: La Nacion 12.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ebru Soykan 28 10/03/09 Istanbul (Turkey) stabbed Ebru received death threats before being killed in her own apartment. TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong>, Lambda Istanbul Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kirsi Ubri 24 08/03/09 Santiago (Dominican Republic) stabbed TvT project: Portal Joserafaelososa.com, 14.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Danilo) Borges 19 05/03/09 Londrina, SP (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Moises) Guimarães de Lima 20 04/03/09 Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) shot The police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. TvT project: Portal Correio, 04.03.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm235


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Wanderson Wanderley) Teixeira da Rocha 20 04/03/09 Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) shot The police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. TvT project: Portal Correio, 04.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Miriam Nunes Lucas 41 01/03/09 Ribeirao das Neves, MG (Brazil) shot TvT project: O Tempo, 02.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>/February, 2009 Trinidad, Beni (Bolivia) strangled The victims body was found hanging on the branch <strong>of</strong> a tree with a thick nylon string around the neck. TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pequena P 27 27/02/09 Gualeguaychu (Argentina) strangled Pequana P was a performer. Based on the au<strong>to</strong>psy, <strong>of</strong>ficials suspect it was a murder. TvT project: La Razon, 03.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Vicky Londono Chavarria not <strong>reported</strong> 21/02/09 Ibague (Colombia) stabbed Vicky was a sex worker. TvT project: El Nuevo Dia, 22.02.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm236


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cris (Francisco) das Neves 31 20/02/09 Cabo de San<strong>to</strong> Agostinho, PE (Brazil) head injury Cris was cut in the head. TvT project: Tribuna Popular, 20.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Puttalakshmis (Hijra) 30 19/02/09 Bangalore (India) thrown out <strong>of</strong> vehicle The victim was raped and thrown out <strong>of</strong> a moving vehicle. The crime happened shortly before 19th February. TvT project: Bangalore News, 19.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila Pereira 20 18/02/09 Uberlandia, MG (Brazil) stabbed Camila died after two days in hospital. TvT project: Correio de Uberlândia, 05.03.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Joe) 30 18/02/09 Campinas, SP (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was raped with a stick. TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ramazan Basat 34 17/02/09 Izmir (Turkey) stabbed She was stabbed by a client. TvT partner organization Trans X If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm237


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cristy 25 10/02/09 Guatemala City (Guatemala) stabbed Cristy was killed with 30 stabs. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Susana (Alejandro Gomez Fajardo) not <strong>reported</strong> 02/02/09 Valle del Cauca (Colombia) shot Susana was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Will) Teixeira da Silva 25 01/02/09 Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, 02.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Ail<strong>to</strong>n) Correa Maia 31 01/02/09 Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot TvT project: Gazeta do Povo, 02.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sharon Perea Devia 38 01/02/09 Carrera 15, Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot Sharon was a stylist. She was killed in her hairdresser's shop by two gun shots. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm238


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ariadna (Ferney An<strong>to</strong>nio Paniagua) not <strong>reported</strong> 01/02/09 Pereira, Risaralda (Colombia) shot Ariadna was a sex worker. She was shot in the s<strong>to</strong>mach. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Noor Azlan Khamis 29 01/02/09 Johor Jaya (Malaysia) stabbed The victim worked in a furniture s<strong>to</strong>re and was found dead in a pool <strong>of</strong> blood. TvT project: New Strait Times, 03.02.2009 & Yuki-­‐Shock-­‐Blog Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Daisy not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, 2009 San Cris<strong>to</strong>bal (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> Daisy was originally <strong>from</strong> Guatemala. TvT project: Cuar<strong>to</strong> Poder, 30.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila Hernandez Nie<strong>to</strong> 18 28/01/09 Sincelejo (Colombia) stabbed TvT project: El Universal, 01.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cita Solorzano (muxé) 40 25/01/09 Asuncion Ixtaltepec (Mexico) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: Anodis, 17.03.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm239


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 28 22/01/09 Guayaquil (Ecuador) head injury TvT project: El Universo, 23.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dayana Nicole Castillo Garcia 31 22/01/09 Tarapo<strong>to</strong> (Peru) stabbed Dayana was a stylist. She was killed with 20 stabs. TvT project: Institu<strong>to</strong> Runa 23.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 19/01/09 Londrina, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed four times. TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Mateus Silva) 28 19/01/09 (Italy) beaten The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Minja K. 39 19/01/09 Belgrade (Serbia) stabbed TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong> If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm240


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Silvana Rocha Gilvan Silva 40 18/01/09 Aracaju, SE (Brazil) beaten Silvana was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Rovilson) Teixeira 18 18/01/09 Londrina, SP (Brazil) stabbed The victim was stabbed seven times. TvT project: Bonde, 19.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bella 35 18/01/09 Pasar Minggu, Jakarta (Indonesia) stabbed Bella was found with stab wounds in the neck shoulders, and waist. TvT project: The Jakarta Post, 21.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Caprice Curry 31 17/01/09 San Fransisco (USA) stabbed Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs suggest that the victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Aline da Silva Ribeira 24 16/01/09 Naples (Italy) strangled TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org & corrierealpi.gelocal.it If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm241


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcela Cairo Souza 22 09/01/09 Jatai, GO (Brazil) shot Marcela worked in the food industry. She was shot in the head. TvT project: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popula 09.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cynthia Nicole 35 09/01/09 Barrio Guaserique, Comayaguela (Honduras) shot Cynthia Nicole was a leading Honduras <strong>trans</strong> activist, fighting for <strong>trans</strong> sex workers' rights. According <strong>to</strong> other activists witnessing the crime, three unknown men shot Nicole in a drive-­‐by shooting. She received three shots in the head and one in the chest. TvT project: Human Rights Watch website, 12.01.2011 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alexa Rojas Castro 35 07/01/09 Monterrey (Mexico) stabbed Alexa's body was found half naked on the street with 12 stab wounds and a desfigured face. TvT project: La I Saltillo-­‐Noticias, 07.01.2009 & http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Mhtium Abululak 33 03/01/09 Catelfranco Vene<strong>to</strong> (Italy) shot The victim was stabbed and shot in the head. TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org & corrierealpi.gelocal.it Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Katia Otacilio Vilela 48 01/01/09 Jatai, GO (Brazil) stabbed Katia was a bar owner. She was killed in her own bar with 14 stabs. TvT project: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popular 09.01.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm242


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 Dalian (China) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Trans China Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm243


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Guatemala) not <strong>reported</strong> Nine <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 15th May 2009. TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm244


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm245


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm246


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm247


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 2009 not <strong>reported</strong> (Venezuela) not <strong>reported</strong> 18 <strong>trans</strong> <strong>persons</strong> were <strong>murdered</strong> between 1st <strong>January</strong> and 31st May 2009. TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paola not <strong>reported</strong> 31/12/08 Barbalho, Salvador, BA (Brazil) beaten Paola was a sex worker. She was killed in her own apartment. Her body was found thrown in<strong>to</strong> a tunnel. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 31/12/08 Av. dos Estado, Por<strong>to</strong> Alegre, RS (Brazil) stabbed TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm248


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Denpasar (Indonesia) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim's body was buried at a construction site for a commercial s<strong>to</strong>re. TvT project: The Jakarta Post 11.04.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pascale 38 31/12/08 Noumea (New Caledonia) stabbed Pascale was <strong>of</strong> Tahitian descent and worked as a sex worker. The crime happened in Pascale's own apartment. TvT project: Les Nouvelles Caledonniens, 31.03.2009 & 01.04.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kiz Saban Saban Celen 49 29/12/08 Diyarbakir (Turkey) shot Kiz Saban and her adopted son were stabbed and shot. She was portrayed in a book on prostitution in Turkey, as she was a sex worker until 2004. She was described as being socially accepted. TvT partner organization Trans X Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Taysia Elzy 34 26/12/08 Indianapolis (USA) shot Taysia and Michael Green were romantically involved. It is believed that Taysia was <strong>murdered</strong> because she was <strong>trans</strong>gender and Michael was <strong>murdered</strong> because <strong>of</strong> his relationship with Taysia. They were both found dead in their apartment. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm249


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Soraia (Patrick Gomes) not <strong>reported</strong> 25/12/08 Vi<strong>to</strong>ria, ES (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 50 25/12/08 Rosate, MI (Italy) beaten The victim was killed in the street. TvT project: www.gaynews.it Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Burcu Ercan Girgin not <strong>reported</strong> 18/12/08 Gebze (Turkey) shot The victim was killed in the district <strong>of</strong> Tuzla by two gun shots in the breast. Her body was found dead on the margins on a highway where sex workers worked. TvT project: Bianet News, 20.04.2009; Bird <strong>of</strong> Paradox, 21.04.2009; TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Noelia not <strong>reported</strong> 17/12/08 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) stabbed Noelia was a sex worker and stabbed <strong>to</strong> death in the street with 14 stabs. TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong> and http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Debora (Emerson Cabral) 29 15/12/08 R. Joao Amadeu Pedro Bom, Curitiba, PR (Brazil) shot Debora was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm250


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jaqueline (Robson) 25 15/12/08 Av. Assis Brasil, Por<strong>to</strong> Alegre, RS (Brazil) shot Jaqueline was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lucia not <strong>reported</strong> 01/12/08 Araguari, MG (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bubu (Jose Anderson Ferreira de Carvalho) 21 29/11/08 Piedade, Jaboatao dos Guararapes, PE (Brazil) shot Bubu was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Belem (Cleverson Pinheiro de Jesus) 25 24/11/08 Av. Chac. Osvaldo Aranha, Aracaju, SE (Brazil) run-­‐over by car Belem was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Roberta Gavou 35 24/11/08 Rome (Italy) stabbed Roberta was stabbed on the street. TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm251


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 22/11/08 Piraquara, PR (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bibi not <strong>reported</strong> 21/11/08 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailing-­‐<strong>List</strong> and http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lateisha Green 22 14/11/08 Syracuse (USA) shot Lateisha was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Dilek Ince not <strong>reported</strong> 12/11/08 Ankara (Turkey) shot Dilek was shot eight times with a shotgun. TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailinglist & www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 10/11/08 Aquidauana, MS (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm252


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Duanna Johnson 42 10/11/08 Memphis (USA) shot Duanna was a sex worker and was found dead in the middle <strong>of</strong> the street. Dunna was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Ricardo) Hernandez Navarro 27 07/11/08 Santiago (Chile) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/11/08 Adalatgarha (Pakistan) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim and two other victims, described as <strong>trans</strong>sexuals and/or eunuchs, were molested and then killed. Suspects are the son <strong>of</strong> a former minister and two accomplices. TvT project: PK Politics 01.02.2009, Dawn 04.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/11/08 Adalatgarha (Pakistan) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim and two other victims, described as <strong>trans</strong>sexuals and/or eunuchs, were molested and then killed. Suspects are the son <strong>of</strong> a former minister and two accomplices. TvT project: PK Politics 01.02.2009, Dawn 04.02.2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm253


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/11/08 Adalatgarha (Pakistan) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim and two other victims, described as <strong>trans</strong>sexuals and/or eunuchs, were molested and then killed. Suspects are the son <strong>of</strong> a former minister and two accomplices. TvT project: PK Politics 01.02.2009, Dawn 04.02.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Aimee Wilcoxson not <strong>reported</strong> 03/11/08 Aurora, Colorado (USA) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: TDOR website (www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Eva (Genisson Silva dos San<strong>to</strong>s) 25 02/11/08 Rua de, Aracaju, SE (Brazil) shot Eva was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jazmin Zelaya not <strong>reported</strong> 29/10/08 Tegucigalpa (Honduras) shot Jazmin was a sex worker and shot in the street. TvT project: TGEU-­‐Mailinglist and Amnesty International Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lula 25 29/10/08 Unitec (Honduras) shot TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm254


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gabriela (Gabriel Urrea) 53 21/10/08 Barrio Alfonso Lopez, Santiago de Cali (Colombia) stabbed Gabriela was stabbed in her own apartment, presumably by her partner or boyfriend. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pamela (Pedro Joao Itavan Peixo<strong>to</strong>) 27 18/10/08 R. Dionisio de Camargo, Osasco, SP (Brazil) shot Pamela was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Marcos Vinicius da Silva) not <strong>reported</strong> 08/10/08 Braganca, PA (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 05/10/08 Rua Itanhaem, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Germano Trajano) not <strong>reported</strong> 29/09/08 RR (Brazil) beaten The victim was a hairdresser. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm255


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Magno Berreza Ferreira) 18 29/09/08 Avenida Mal. Mascarenhas de Morais, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Pamella (Roger Tiago dos San<strong>to</strong>s) 23 21/09/08 Rua Carlos Gomes, Salvador, BA (Brazil) shot Pamella was a sex worker. She was killed by a client. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ruby Molina 22 21/09/08 Sacramen<strong>to</strong>, CA (USA) drowned Ruby's naked body was found floating in a river. Ruby was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Claudia (Gerson dos San<strong>to</strong>s) 41 08/09/08 Centro, Aracaju, SE (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Claudia was a cook. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela <strong>2008</strong>; <strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Andrea 28 04/09/08 Bogota (Colombia) shot TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm256


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jhon Alexander) Jiménez Guzmán not <strong>reported</strong> 04/09/08 Calacali (Ecuador) shot The victim was a sex worker <strong>of</strong> Colombian origin. The police found the body in female clothes with three shots in the head on a road leading <strong>to</strong> Calacali. The killing is suspected <strong>to</strong> have occurred between the 4th and 5th <strong>of</strong> August. TvT project: La Hora, 08.09.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Xuxa (Cristiano) 29 31/08/08 Teresina, PI (Brazil) stabbed Xuxa's body showed marks <strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela <strong>2008</strong>; <strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tigresa not <strong>reported</strong> 26/08/08 Itabuna, BA (Brazil) beaten Tigresa was employee at the Transamerica Hotel. Her body showed lesions on the head and marks <strong>of</strong> burning. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Krissy Lil Romeo Pye 25 24/08/08 Browns Plains (Australia) stabbed Krissy was a drag king performer. TvT project: A Dahls House (TDOR-­‐Site) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tati (Sebastiao Ailson Oliveira Sampaio) 32 23/08/08 Rua Ma<strong>to</strong> Grosso, Cuiaba, MT (Brazil) stabbed Tati was killed on the day after an LGBT parade at the door <strong>of</strong> her family's house. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm257


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nikki Williams 29 20/08/08 Louisville (USA) shot Nikki was taken out <strong>of</strong> the own apartment by four men and dragged in<strong>to</strong> the apartment dumpster and shot. Nikki was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Olga Cerpa Cabanillas 54 07/08/08 Lima (Peru) <strong>to</strong>rture Olga was a hairdresser. She was <strong>to</strong>rtured and <strong>murdered</strong> brutally in her own beauty salon. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 02/08/08 Rua Caetano Zanella, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP (Brazil) shot According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, the victim was shot by a youth on a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Anita (Marcio Ben<strong>to</strong> Correia) 24 02/08/08 Avenida Anhanguera, Goiania, GO (Brazil) shot Anita was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Alessandra (Leandro Ferreira da Silva) 21 31/07/08 Sarandi, PR (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Alessandra was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm258


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Yuri 27 July, <strong>2008</strong> Bogota (Colombia) thrown out <strong>of</strong> vehicle The victim was thrown out <strong>of</strong> a taxi. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Samantha Rangel Brandau 30 29/07/08 Milan (Italy) stabbed Samantha was a hairstylist. She was beaten, gang-­‐raped and stabbed <strong>to</strong> death. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica Pullua Cordoba 27 20/07/08 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires (Argentina) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carlina Campuzano 52 18/07/08 Bogota (Colombia) stabbed Carlina suffered nine deep, severe lesions. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Angie Zapata 18 17/07/08 Greeley, CO (USA) beaten Angie was a beautician. She was beaten on the head in her own apartment with a fire extinguisher over and over and over again until 'it s<strong>to</strong>pped making a noise', the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r said. Angie was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm259


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jaylynn L. Namauu 35 17/07/08 Makiki Honolulu (USA) stabbed Jaylynn was homeless and killed in the street. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Juan Carlos) Aucalle Coronel 35 14/07/08 Lombardi (Italy) run-­‐over by car The victim was severely beaten causing fractures <strong>to</strong> the head and face, then run over by a car. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rhama (Rhamat) Hidayat 19 13/07/08 Depok (Indonesia) stabbed Rhama was an activist for street children and was well-­‐known as a participant <strong>of</strong> a "<strong>trans</strong> ontest" which was aired on TV. TvT project: The Jakarta Post 20.07.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcelle Delender not <strong>reported</strong> 11/07/08 Rio das Ostras, RJ (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Marcelle was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rosa Pazos 47 11/07/08 Seville (Spain) stabbed Rosa was an activist and had received death threats before. She was killed in her own apartment TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ & www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm260


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Welling<strong>to</strong>n Paulo da Silva) 25 10/07/08 Imbiribeira, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. She was shot by two men, one <strong>of</strong> whom is aged 29 and was caught red-­‐handed. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Laisa Balanta Castillo 28 10/07/08 Popoyan (Colombia) grenade explosion It is suspected that the victim died <strong>from</strong> the explosion <strong>of</strong> a grenade that was thrown in<strong>to</strong> her room. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Juliana not <strong>reported</strong> 02/07/08 Rodovia Amaral Peixo<strong>to</strong>, Macae, RJ (Brazil) stabbed Juliana was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>; Tabelas <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Daisy Dube not <strong>reported</strong> 02/07/08 Johannesburg (South Africa) not <strong>reported</strong> Daisy Dube identified as drag queen and was shot <strong>to</strong> death in an execution style. A close friend, who was out that evening with Daisy confirmed the motivation for the killing was their gender identity and that they were not willing <strong>to</strong> subject themselves <strong>to</strong> ridicule. The shooting resulted after Daisy and three friends <strong>to</strong>ld three men <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p calling them ‘isitabane’. Isitabane is an isiZulu term meaning hermaphrodite and is usually used in a deroga<strong>to</strong>ry way <strong>to</strong> refer <strong>to</strong> LGBT people in <strong>to</strong>wnships. TvT project: ACAS Bulletin 83, September 2009 If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm261


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lupita Cabanas 17 01/07/08 Asuncion (Paraguay) shot The victim was a sex worker and inside a car by a client. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ebony (Rodney) Whitaker 21 01/07/08 Memphis (USA) shot The victim was a sex worker and found partially stripped naked in a parking lot. The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 June, <strong>2008</strong> Manila (Philippines) stabbed The victim was stabbed multiple times by men who allegedly got disturbed after they found out that she was <strong>trans</strong>. TvT partner organization: STRAP Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Soraia (Jose Rodeck) 27 26/06/08 Avenida Indianopolis, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil) shot Soraia was a sex worker. She had come <strong>to</strong> Sao Paulo <strong>from</strong> Belem a few months earlier. According <strong>to</strong> witnesses, a car drew near and Soraia started discussing with the driver. The driver stepped out <strong>of</strong> the car and started slapping Soraia, who started running and was shot in the neck. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm262


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jose Guillermo) Velasquez 24 26/06/08 Mazatenango (Guatemala) shot The victim was shot <strong>to</strong> death with two shots: one in the head and another in the back. She worked as a waitress in a bar in the so-­‐called red light district. The police have ruled out theft as a motive because none <strong>of</strong> the victim’s possessions were missing. TvT project: El Quetzalteco, 28.06.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Silvana Berisha 31 24/06/08 Hamburg (Germany) stabbed Silvana was a migrant, working in the sex industry. In <strong>January</strong> 2009, the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r -­‐-­‐ a 19-­‐year-­‐old man -­‐-­‐ was brought <strong>to</strong> court. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r stabbed Silvana 39 times with a 30cm-­‐long knife. When he saw that his victim was still moving, the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r smashed the head <strong>of</strong> the victim with a video recorder. The judge at the Hamburg court referred <strong>to</strong> the perpetra<strong>to</strong>r’s 'absolute desire <strong>to</strong> exterminate' and described the murder as 'extremely brutal', but declared there was 'no motive'. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>r was sentenced <strong>to</strong> seven years for manslaughter. TvT project: Tagesspiegel 26.01.2009 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Kelly (Luiz Ma<strong>to</strong>s) 21 23/06/08 Avenida Recife, Bairro Ipsep, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot Kelly was a sex worker. She was working on the street when a car s<strong>to</strong>pped and a person shot Kelly in the head, back and leg. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Nathaly Novoa Guerrero 32 23/06/08 San Jose (Costa Rica) shot TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm263


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Alber<strong>to</strong> An<strong>to</strong>nio) Triana 38 22/06/08 Caracas (Venezuela) shot The body was left abandoned on the street. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Abdul Khalid) Othman 61 19/06/08 (Singapore) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was killed in the own apartment. TvT project: Aussie Pete (Singapore News Portal) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 25 18/06/08 San Jose (Costa Rica) shot The victim was found half-­‐naked. TvT project: La Prensa, 19.06.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carolina Tapuyo Mendoza 25 15/06/08 Barcelona (Venezuela) shot Carolina was shot with a shotgun, whereby her lag was destroyed. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 14/06/08 Manila (Philippines) stabbed The victim was raped and then stabbed <strong>to</strong> death. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm264


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Cheiro (Carlos Araujo) not <strong>reported</strong> 11/06/08 Tres Lagoas, MS (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Cheiro was <strong>from</strong> Vila Haro. On 7 June she was attacked with s<strong>to</strong>nes and clubs. She died in hospital. The 27 year-­‐old R.C. was arrested and charged with murder. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Walter An<strong>to</strong>nio) Sor<strong>to</strong> Medrano 30 04/06/08 Ayutuxtepeque (El Salvador) shot The victim's nude body was found on the street. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sisi S. Ö. 30 04/06/08 Izmir (Turkey) stabbed While walking down a street in Izmir, Sisi was attacked and stabbed by a madman. She died in hospital. TvT partner organization Trans X Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 30 02/06/08 Essen (Germany) stabbed The victim was described as a <strong>trans</strong>vestite and was stabbed in the own apartment by a 16-­‐year-­‐old boy, who thought the victim was a woman. TvT project: Ruhrnachrichten, 02.06.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> May, <strong>2008</strong> SP (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was <strong>from</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Belo Horizonte. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm265


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica (Cleonis Ferreira de Moraes) 35 26/05/08 Sao Fransisco, Goiania, GO (Brazil) shot Jessica was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Felicia Mel<strong>to</strong>n-­‐Smyth not <strong>reported</strong> 26/05/08 Puer<strong>to</strong> Vallarta (Mexico) stabbed TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Taufia R. 42 23/05/08 Naples (Italy) stabbed Taufia was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death at Naples Central Station. TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 17/05/08 Av. Indico, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. She was shot more than 15 times with at least two different guns, one <strong>of</strong> which is used exclusively by the police. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica Hoyos Garcia 23 15/05/08 Pereira (Colombia) shot Jessica was shot in the heart by a security guard. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm266


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 22 15/05/08 Guanaja<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) beaten The victim was beaten <strong>to</strong> death and then abandoned in a field. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jessica Zambrano not <strong>reported</strong> 10/05/08 Barranquilla (Colombia) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT project: El Heraldo Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tahili not <strong>reported</strong> 08/05/08 Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot Tahili was a sex worker. She was shot and left on a highway. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Veronica not <strong>reported</strong> 08/05/08 Santiago de Cali, Calle 21 (Colombia) stabbed Veronica was a sex worker. She was stabbed <strong>to</strong> death with 17 stabs. The killing happened in the city center. TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> not <strong>reported</strong> Itaquaquecetuba, SP (Brazil) dismembered The victim was tied at hands and feet and put on a railway track. A train passed over her and killed her. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm267


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paty (Ricardo Rodrigues) 41 29/04/08 Praia de Itaparica, Vila Velha, ES (Brazil) shot Paty was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Paulinha (Herbert Silva) 25 18/04/08 Feira de Santana, BA (Brazil) dragged <strong>to</strong> death Paulinha was a sex worker. She was dragged for more than 50 meters, suffering wounds on the head and face. She died in hospital. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Lloyd Nixon 45 16/04/08 West Palm Beach (USA) beaten Lloyd was repeatedly struck on the head with a brick. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org, http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sabrina not <strong>reported</strong> 09/04/08 R. Afranio de Melo Franco, Uberaba, MG (Brazil) shot Sabrina was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Carla (Wilson Sousa) 45 03/04/08 Sorrisa, MT (Brazil) not <strong>reported</strong> Carla was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm268


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Maia 18 30/03/08 Manaus, AM (Brazil) shot Maia was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Erick de Jesus) Mendoza Cruz 22 29/03/08 Barranquilla (Colombia) shot The victim was shot <strong>to</strong> death by retired police man. TvT project: El Heraldo Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Willis Argemiro) Alarcon Badillo 30 29/03/08 Barranquilla (Colombia) shot The victim was shot <strong>to</strong> death by retired police man. TvT project: El Heraldo Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Jef) not <strong>reported</strong> 25/03/08 Laguna, SC (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. She was killed by a 27 year-­‐old truck driver. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rose Osbourne not <strong>reported</strong> 25/03/08 Winnipeg (Canada) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim was an indigenous person (First Nations) and people <strong>from</strong> her community suspected that her gender identity played a role in her death. TvT project: Xtra!, 28.04.<strong>2008</strong> If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm269


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Darlyn (Carlos Didier Acevedo Ramirez) 19 23/03/08 Calle 70, Santiago de Cali (Colombia) stabbed Darlyn was a sex worker. She was stabbed by two men. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/; TvT partner organization Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Romeo Lim 25 22/03/08 Jolo <strong>to</strong>wn, Sulu (Philippines) shot The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Jai Jilang not <strong>reported</strong> 16/03/08 Jolo <strong>to</strong>wn (Philippines) beaten The victim was stabbed and clubbed <strong>to</strong> death inside the Police headquarters in Jolo <strong>to</strong>wn. The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Debora Mancini 36 13/03/08 R. Ary Coelho de Oliveira, Campo Grande, MS (Brazil) shot Debora was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Camila Brasil (Ubiratan Cardoso Nunes) 32 09/03/08 Mae Luiza, Natal, RN (Brazil) shot Camila was a sex worker and stylist. She was shot twice in her own car. The 24 year-­‐old porter and sex worker Leejefferson Souza da Silva Barbosa confessed the crime. He <strong>to</strong>ld the police having had a relationship with Camila and killed her because she had threatened and stalked by her. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm270


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Claudete (Geovaldo Gomes de Oliveira) 33 03/03/08 Al<strong>to</strong> do Mateus, Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil) s<strong>to</strong>ned Claudete was a mason. She was killed by an 18 year-­‐old man. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: La Brayan (Brayan Mula<strong>to</strong> Polo) 17 February, <strong>2008</strong> Santiago de Cali (Colombia) shot TvT partner organization: Observa<strong>to</strong>rio Ciudadano Trans Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luciana (Luiz Neves) 43 22/02/08 Brasilia, DF (Brazil) stabbed Luciana was a sex worker. She was humiliated, <strong>to</strong>rtured and knifed in her own apartment. The travesti Juliana Brasil, 23, was also attacked and survived feigning dead. The perpetra<strong>to</strong>rs were three young men aged 20, 18 and 25. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Beyonce Williams Jr. 17 22/02/08 Fort Lauderdale (USA) shot The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org, http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Luna 42 20/02/08 Lisbon (Portugal) beaten Luna was a sex worker. She was severely injured and abandoned in garbage dumpster. TvT project: TGEU <strong>List</strong>, Panteras Rosas blog If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm271


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Gigiane (Agnaldo Silva Rosario) 20 18/02/08 Pituacu, Salvador, BA (Brazil) shot Gigiane was a hair-­‐dresser and sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Raymond Sheehan 49 18/02/08 New York City (USA) shot The victim was a police <strong>of</strong>ficer shot <strong>to</strong> death by 'his' wife because <strong>of</strong> so-­‐called cross-­‐dressing. TvT project: NY Daily News, 17.12.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Migdonio) Zalazar Aranda 26 16/02/08 Fernando de la Mora (Paraguay) stabbed The victim was a sex worker and <strong>murdered</strong> by a client. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 14/02/08 Buenos Aires (Argentina) not <strong>reported</strong> The victim's body was found with several lesions, wrapped in a carpet. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 17 12/02/08 Recife, PE (Brazil) shot The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm272


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Leticia King 15 12/02/08 Oxnard (USA) shot Leticia was shot twice in the head by a class mate in front <strong>of</strong> the whole class. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.or Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Babily not <strong>reported</strong> 11/02/08 MT (Brazil) burned Babily was a sex worker TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Linete (Aloisio Lima) 24 11/02/08 Av. Conselheiro Aguiar, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot Linete was a sex worker. According <strong>to</strong> her sister, she witnessed another crime against a travesti earlier in the same year, and the killing might have been related. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Rosana (Joel Barros) 18 11/02/08 R. Des. João Paes, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot Rosana was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Bianca (Flavio Oliveira) 20 10/02/08 Rua Falcao Filho, Campinas, SP (Brazil) shot Bianca was a sex worker. She was shot in her own apartment by a 24 year-­‐old military police man TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm273


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Genivaldo Sousa) 31 10/02/08 Av. Encanta Moca, Recife, PE (Brazil) stabbed The victim was a sex worker. She was killed in a beauty salon by a former client <strong>of</strong> 23 years <strong>of</strong> age, who said there had been an argument around 20 Reais. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sanesha Stewart 25 10/02/08 New York City (USA) stabbed The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Tamara (Marco An<strong>to</strong>nio) 40 09/02/08 Vera Cruz, Ilha de Itaparica, BA (Brazil) shot Tamara was a sex worker. She was shot on the veranda <strong>of</strong> her own apartment. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Juan Jose) Mejias Jimenez 35 09/02/08 Bris<strong>to</strong>l de Matina, Limon (Costa Rica) shot Three unknown <strong>persons</strong> with covered faces entered in<strong>to</strong> the apartment and shot the victim in the chest. The sister heard the shot and went in<strong>to</strong> the house. They shot her in the face, but she survived. TvT project: Nación, 10.02.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ashley Sweeney not <strong>reported</strong> 04/02/08 Detroit (USA) shot Ashley was shot in the head on an empty lot. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm274


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 02/02/08 Brasilia, DF (Brazil) beaten The victim was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Ali) not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Basra, Iraq (Iraq) shot Shot <strong>to</strong> death (executed) at a police station. Arrested, humiliated, and executed by state police for being <strong>trans</strong>gender, there is a video <strong>of</strong> Ali made before she was executed, showing Al-­‐Basra police <strong>of</strong>ficers shaving her head and announcing proudly that they are going <strong>to</strong> execute her and anyone like her. TvT project: http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Basra, Iraq (Iraq) shot Shot <strong>to</strong> death (executed), arrested, humiliated, and executed by state police for being <strong>trans</strong>gender TvT project: http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>January</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Basra, Iraq (Iraq) shot Shot <strong>to</strong> death (executed), arrested, humiliated, and executed by state police for being <strong>trans</strong>gender TvT project: http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sarita (Tiago Frankelino de Lima) 21 29/01/08 Rua Ibirama, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot Sarita was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm275


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> 26/01/08 Jakarta (Indonesia) beaten A group <strong>of</strong> men killed the victim for trying <strong>to</strong> steal a mo<strong>to</strong>rbike. They surrounded the victim, who was described as a <strong>trans</strong> person punched the victim and hit the victim with a spade. The group later burned the victim's remains. TvT project: The Jakarta Post, 26.01.<strong>2008</strong> Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Marcela Borges (Marcelo Arimateia Santana) not <strong>reported</strong> 22/01/08 SE (Brazil) beaten TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Fedra not <strong>reported</strong> 22/01/08 Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) run-­‐over by car Fedra was thrown <strong>of</strong>f a building and then run-­‐over by a car. TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Freddy Alexander) Gonzales Higuera 20 22/01/08 Maracaibo (Venezuela) shot TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Miramar 23 22/01/08 Maracaibo (Venezuela) shot Miramar was a sex worker and <strong>murdered</strong> by a client. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm276


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Juan Carlos) Guillen Bautista 17 21/01/08 Guanaja<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) <strong>to</strong>rture The victim was ortured and suffered head injuries. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Vic<strong>to</strong>r Manuel) Albor Camacho 24 21/01/08 Guanaja<strong>to</strong> (Mexico) <strong>to</strong>rture The victim was ortured and suffered head injuries. TvT project: http://<strong>trans</strong>.ilga.org/ Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: (Aldolphus) Simmons 18 21/01/08 Charles<strong>to</strong>n (USA) shot The victim was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org & http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Sabrina (Wesley Marcio da Silva) 15 14/01/08 R. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jose Brandao, Recife, PE (Brazil) shot Sabrina was a sex worker. TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Stacey Brown 30 08/01/08 Baltimore (USA) shot Stacey was shot in the head in her own apartment TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org and http://tgdor.org If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm277


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Patricia Murphy 39 08/01/08 Albuquerque (USA) shot Patricia was shot several times in the head. Patricia was a person <strong>of</strong> color (based on pho<strong>to</strong>graphs published after her death). TvT project: www.<strong>trans</strong>genderdor.org and http://tgdor.org Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. 33 05/01/08 Araxa, MG (Brazil) shot TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (<strong>List</strong>a Nominal <strong>2008</strong>) Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Dalian (China) not <strong>reported</strong> TvT partner organisation Trans China Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Fiji (Fiji) beaten TvT project: Fiji Transgender Empowerment Network Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: N.N. not <strong>reported</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Manila (Philippines) stabbed The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm278


Name: Age: Date <strong>of</strong> Death: Location <strong>of</strong> Death: Cause <strong>of</strong> Death: Remarks: Source: Ranhi Uhjir 31 <strong>2008</strong> Kampala (Uganda) not <strong>reported</strong> The case was not taken in<strong>to</strong> court or followed up by the police because <strong>of</strong> stigma. TvT questionnaire research If you wish <strong>to</strong> reference the material provided here, please use the following citation: TvT research project (2013) “Trans Murder Moni<strong>to</strong>ring results: TMM IDAHOT 2013 Update”, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) project website: http://www.<strong>trans</strong>respect-­‐<strong>trans</strong>phobia.org/en/tvt-­project/tmm-­‐results/idahot-­‐2013.htm279

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